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USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:32 am
by dragon53

Re: USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:18 am
by dannyc
Saw that and I'm in the middle on the issue I don't know what to think

Re: USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:08 pm
by dragon53
I think it's odd the Marine who supposedly raised the flag and died in 1995 never said he was in the photo----one of the most famous photos in history and he never spoke up about it?

Re: USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:01 am
by dannyc
dragon53 wrote:I think it's odd the Marine who supposedly raised the flag and died in 1995 never said he was in the photo----one of the most famous photos in history and he never spoke up about it?
Exactly what my father and I were thinking. These Amateur historians probably only went public to get publicity

Re: USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 5:40 am
by dragon53
This was a reply to my posting this on the diecast forum.


Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/us/iw ... .html?_r=1

Re: USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:36 am
by dragon53