I had to look into this picture because I thought of the character from David Copperfield and I had never heard of the band before.
Posted on 02/23/2013 2:41:30 PM PST by Saint X
My father-in-law George Hopkins, R.I.P. two years ago, saw the flag raised with his own eyes. A 19 year old radioman, he landed with the 5th Marine Divisino on D-day and went the distance without being wounded in action. He was damn lucky.
The 2nd large flag being raised was by no means “faked.” The first was too small to be seen from any distance, and the 2nd went up soon after. It was not some sort of PR stunt with actors. Most of the flag raisers did not survive the war. If you think that qualifies as “fake,” you need to do a little reading on the actual history.
I had to look into this picture because I thought of the character from David Copperfield and I had never heard of the band before.
They were a ‘70s band. Did fairly well and then just faded out of sight.
Thank you...three of the flag raisers (Sgt Mike Strank, Harlan Block and Franklin Sousley) died on the island; Strank and Block died the same day, and Sousley was killed by a sniper in the final phase of the battle.
The “staged” controversy came because of an off-hand comment by Joe Rosenthal. After shooting the second flag-raising, he took a shot of some Marines celebrating around the newly-raised flag. That was clearly a posed shot. So, when another photographer asked him if the “posed” the shot, Rosenthal replied yes, thinking his colleague was referring to the staged “gung-ho” shot and not the flag raising. Time Magazine ran with that comment and tried to claim that the famous flag raising shot was staged. It was not, and the motion picture footage of the flag going up (shot by Marine Corps combat photographer Sgt William Genaust) proves the flag raising was not staged. Genaust, BTW, was another Marine who died on Iwo and his body was never recovered.
I am very aware of the history.
I bet that you have no idea of the fact that those men in the second picture were not the men who initially raised the first flag.
You need to do some serious research on this matter. Try to do some independent research on this however and don’t ask me to “spoon feed” you the information.
It was only a few years back that I learned the truth and was outraged by it.
I had the pleasure of a 20 year friendship with one of the heroes who was present on that day. Russell Gallaspie of Ocean Springs, MS - Rest in Peace my old friend - you were, and continue to be, an inspiration.
Here, since you did not have either the inclination or expertise to conduct a web search before making your comment, is the point you can conduct your expert search:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=Iwo+jima+%2B+2nd+flag
If you can’t understand it after you read and research it, there is nothing more I can do for you.
Here, since you did not have either the inclination or expertise to conduct a web search before making your comment, is the point you can conduct your expert search:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=Iwo+jima+%2B+2nd+flag
If you can’t understand it after you read and research it, there is nothing more I can do for you.
General Holland M. Smith and Navy Secretary James Forrestal were wading ashore on Iwo Jima when the flag went. Forrestal told Smith: “The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.”
It’s simply impossible to show actual history to someone with a closed mind.
I’ve given references to links to prove the story....now, how about you giving me your references to prove the 2nd picture was the real thing. When you do, I will apologize, crawl into a hole and sing the praises of Obama.
I saw Parliament and the Brides of Funkestein back in the 70’s. I liked “Flashlight”. It was a bit odd being one of only a handful of white boys, but all ended well. I will say there were more blunts there than at a Cheech and Chong movie festival. I also liked the Bar-Kays, Bootsie, and Confuncion (they had some awesome slow dance songs).
Shortly thereafter black music ceased being music and I stopped listening.
The dedication ceremony for the National Museum of the Marine Corps was Friday, November 10 (MC birthday) 2006. I was a proud attendee, the Museum itself wasn't open to guests until the following day Saturday.
This museum has broken all kinds of visitor records, I believe it exceeded one million visitors in under two years. The location Quantico, VA (immediately off I-95) just 25 miles south of DC helps.
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