The original Iwo Jima flag raisers honored in Long Prairie

Mpls (red)Star Tribune / AP ^ | 8/11/02

[Valin]

LONG PRAIRIE, MINN. -- Rodger Johnston set out to make a realistic war memorial to honor men and women who he says have not received their due.

What he helped create was a four-story model of Mount Suribachi, which was scaled by U.S. Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. The Japanese island became the backdrop for the famous photograph of a group of Marines raising the American flag.

[gunnyg]

THE Iwo Jima Flag Raising!
Photo by S/Sgt Lou Lowery

1/Lt H.G. Schrier's 40-man combat patrol
from Easy Comapany, 2dBn, 28th Marines
At 1020, on 23 February 1945

[gunnyg]

Previous Info
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[Iwo Jima]

Lump in the throat bump for all the soldiers of Iwo Jima including first and second flag raisers. Fate has an odd way of making heroes or celebrities out of different people, but it doesn't matter. Every man who did his job is a bona fide hero, and nothing can ever change that.

[terilyn]

It's nice to see that everybody in my state doesn't suck.

[Iwo Jima]

Well, you're there, aren't you? Enough said!

[terilyn]

Me & Valin, (the poster of this thread).

Thanks Valin, nice story!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thanks so much for the ping to this - I LOVE Cpl. Lindberg! He is one of my personal heroes - a real man! I have a photo of the first flag-raising - which he autographed - hanging on the wall in my office. I just hope he's not a Vikings fan. [COUGH ;)]

[terilyn]

LOL!

I have absolutely no idea.

[WorkingClassFilth]

A family friend piloted an LST for the entire duration of the Iwo landing. The man was branded by the event for life. He's never spoken directly of the invasion, but my father has filled in the details.

If I live to be 100, and live out 1/10th the courage that these men displayed in the span of a few days, I'll be a satisfied man. I think about those 18 year-olds with cow-sh*t from the home place still on their shoes, hitting that beach with nothing more than civic duty, an M-1 and their spinal cords to guide them. Yeesh!

Now imagine Clinton defending Israel.

[Valin]

OH sure tell everyody! Now they'll ALL want to move here just to be near us(Well I can't really blame them)
< /massive ego>

[terilyn]

Just giving credit where credit is due sir ;)

[gunnyg]

INFO!

The following is a response from Ray Fornof in Hawaii re my e-mail to him advising of this post to FR and that Sgt Ray Jacobs was not so much as mentioned in the article.

Aloha Gunny,
The "FREE REPUBLIC" must have been out to lunch, somewhere along the line.
When Rodger Johnston introduced Ray Jacobs there at the ceremonies as the long lost Radioman, he was greeted with a huge ovation.
A local station there interviewed Jacobs with much interest. Being the Gentleman that he truly is, Jacobs stole the show.
I am sure that you will receive more information concerning our Ray Jacobs.

"Semper Fi",
Ray "Doc" Fornof

[Valin]

I just post em as they are written. I would suggest either you or your friend contact the red star or the AP to correct any oversight.

BTW if you have any links about this I would be grateful if you sent them My way.

[gunnyg]

No offense intended--just commenting on the usual incompetentce of the media--thanks for posting the article--please see my post above indicating "Previous Information" --and there is much info, webpages, forums, etc. regarding Iwo, Sgt Ray Jacobs the second living survivor of THE Iwo Flag Raising, etc, etc. on my Gunny G's sites/forums.

Semper Fidelis
R.W. "Dick" Gaines
GySgt USMC (Ret.)
1952-72

[gunnyg]

Ray Jacobs, etc.

CLICK-HERE!!!!!

[Valin]

None taken. Thanks for the link

Have fun, play nice, be good. Well not too good.