USMC investigating Iwo Jima photo

[dragon53]

Link: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016 ... _160503.nl

[dannyc]

Saw that and I'm in the middle on the issue I don't know what to think

[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?

[dannyc]

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

[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

[dragon53]

Update.

Link: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016 ... _160825.nl