[martin_fierro]

Ping.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Guest Column: History Overlooked Iwo Jima’s First Flag

I'm no scholar of Iwo Jima in particular, but I've known for a long time that the famous flagraising was staged (for the photographer according to what I recall, could be wrong about that) after the first flag had already been planted.

I'm surprised that anyone, especially anyone so closely affiliated with the USMC would continue to cling to an illusion.

Strange.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thanks for thinking of me, Martin. I have that photo (signed by Charles Lindberg) on the wall in my office.