Posted on 07/05/2006 9:13:40 AM PDT by NorthEasterner
Famous photo was of 2nd flag raising By Rob Amen TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Phil Ward should have lived a life of prestige.
He was a war hero, having served in the Marine Corps and survived the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the costliest in the Marines' history.
Yet Ward died six months ago, having been denied fame.
On Feb. 23, 1945, Ward, seven other Marines and one Navy corpsman raised an American flag atop Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi, providing a morale boost and rallying point for American troops who eventually wrested control of the island from Japanese troops during World War II.
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John Basilone a New Jersey Kid!>
A Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism on Guadacanal. He would be sent home for bond drives and parades. He would eschew the starlets that hung on his arm, (Marines don't eschew do they?), and would volunteer to return to combat duty!
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