Rene Gagnon, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Mike Strank, Harlon Block and Ira Hayes. My spelling of their names may not be right, but those are the six men who raised the scond flag over Mt. Suribachi. John Bradley was in on the first flag raising over Mt. Suribachi, too.
Yes, you got it right. Heros all but some of them didn’t make it off of Iwo. At least 3 of them died before Iwo was won. All of the men who fought on Iwo were heros as far as I am concerned. Born in 1942, I had many relatives who fought, and some who died, in WWII. What a disaster our country has become. If they could come back they would be glad they are dead now rather than to witness what our country has become.