To: lunarbicep
2 posted on
08/21/2006 12:39:13 AM PDT by
lunarbicep
(Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain)
To: lunarbicep
Wow...I didn't even know he was still alive. I actually got to go to Iwo Jima back in June. We delivered a bunch of Navy guys there for an exercise, so we decided to take a four hour break before leaving. The first place we went was to the top of Mt Suribachi to visit the memorial erected on the site of the flag raising. It was quite the experience for all of us. Especially for me, since the first six years of my military career were spent as a U S Marine.
Me saluting all the Marines who fought so bravely and valiantly on Iwo Jima.
3 posted on
08/21/2006 12:41:13 AM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(Everyone should have a subject they are ignorant about. I choose professional corporate sports.)
To: lunarbicep
R.I.P. Joe Rosenthal captured a breathtaking moment almost accidentally, and created an iconic symbol of America's struggle to defend liberty. Despite being born years after WWII, every time I see that photo, I am again awed and humbled by the sacrifices made by our troops in that massive war. My Dad fought in S.E. Asia during that time; he was one of the lucky ones who made it back. My prayers for all who did not, and to their families.
4 posted on
08/21/2006 12:43:30 AM PDT by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: lunarbicep
5 posted on
08/21/2006 12:44:17 AM PDT by
Begin
(Mister, we could use a man like Ronald Reagan again.)
To: lunarbicep
8 posted on
08/21/2006 1:00:17 AM PDT by
jellybean
(Proud to be an Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
To: lunarbicep
Another good man has pasted on from the greatest generation.
9 posted on
08/21/2006 1:05:31 AM PDT by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is not free)
To: lunarbicep
To: lunarbicep
RIP, Joe Rosenthal. Your photo inspires Marines and Americans to this day.
To: lunarbicep
Semper Fi, Joe. You snapped an American icon. Vaya con Dios.
16 posted on
08/21/2006 6:33:09 AM PDT by
Liberal Classic
(No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
To: lunarbicep
18 posted on
08/21/2006 6:56:15 AM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: lunarbicep
Arguably, the greatest photo ever.
20 posted on
08/21/2006 11:22:14 AM PDT by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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I
wonder if he doctored smoke into the photo with Photoshop's 'clone' feature
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