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What is the story concerning the Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima?
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The first flagraising atop Mount Suribachi, February 23, 1945 was a small flag. The news correspondents got a quick shot of this event and then a group photo. The flag raisers were: Hank Hansen, Boots Thomas, John Bradley, Phil Ward, Ira Hayes, Jim Michaels, and Chuck Lindberg. A Navy Admiral wanted the flag to take back with him. So another flag was carried up the mount that was larger. This time the event was captured by Rosenthal's famous photo that he snapped in a hurry. See the Links for a biography of the flag raisers who were captured in this photo. This photo was used to raise war bonds. Eventually, a facsimile was cast in Bronze and erected at Arlington Cemetery, called the Marine Memorial.
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Is there a video of the Iwo Jima flag raising?
The only records I have found are still photos. If you have a copy of Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, there are photos of the stages of the flag raising. (lowering of one as the second was raised to the photo that caused the sensation)
Where can I find the Felix de weldon limited edition plate - raising of the flag on Iwo Jima?
I have one if you are still interested I am willing to sell it. Let me know and I will give you my information.
How did the battle of Iwo Jima change the world?
Probably gave the most famous photograph of WW2; the flag raising on Mount Suribachi. No other photograph even comes close.
Battle site of famous flag-raising?
Five Marines and 1 Navy corpsman raised a flag on Mount Suribachi located on the island of Iwo Jima. The photograph which later lead to a Marine memorial was taken by Joe Rosenthal.
What was true of the battle if iwo jima?
The battle of Iwo Jima was a battle between the Americans, and the Japanese on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. tried to capture the island as a base. A famous picture was taken there of 5 American soldiers raising an American flag on the island.
Who is the artist for Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima?
Pollard
What was the battle site of famous flag raising?
Iwo Jima
Who was harland hansen?
participate in the first flag raising on iwo jima
Battle site of famous flag raising?
If you mean the raising of the flag as show by the statue in Arlington, Virginia, that would be the battle of Iwo Jima.
Why was there a second flag rasing?
A second flag was raised on Iwo Jima because the original flag was not very large. Lt Colonel Johnson wanted a flag large enough to be seen by the seamen on the ships around Iwo Jima. The photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima was taken as the flags were exchanged.
Does Ira Hayes carry a death shroud in the memorial to flag-raising on Iwo jima?
i have no clue
What was uniquer about the battle of Iwo Jima?
The flag raising & greatest (and bloodiest) battle in USMC history.
On what pacific island was the ''flag raising'' that took place atop mt suribachi?
Iwo Jima..............
The raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi marks the conquest of what island in the pacific ocean?
Iwo Jima
What was best remembered on Iwo Jima?
The WW2 Pacific battle for Iwo Jima is usually remembered by Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi .
What does Iwo Jima memorial statue memorialize?
It depicts the raising of the US flag on Mt. Suribachi, the highest point on Iwo Jima, during the battle to capture the island from Japan near the end of WW2. It is seen as a memorial to the Marines who died there.
Who photographed the flag raising of Iwo Jima?
The late Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 - August 20, 2006) .
