| Biographies of the Six Iwo Jima
Flag-Raisers
|
Six men participated in the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima
which Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured in his Pulitzer
Prize-winning photograph. They came from different parts of the United
States, had different backgrounds and entered the military in different
ways. Three survived to talk about Iwo jima and promote the Seventh War
Bond effort; three were killed in action before the fighting on Iwo Jima was
finished and before they were even identified in "the photo". All six
received the Presidential Unit Citation with one star. A brief look at these
men can be found below:
Sergeant Michael
Strank, USMC
Corporal Harlon H.
Block, USMC
Corporal Rene A.
Gagnon, USMCR
Corporal Ira H.
Hayes, USMCR
Pharmacist's Mate Second Class John H.
Bradley, USN
Private First Class Franklin R.
Sousley, USMCR
FYI - The only official, congressionally sanctioned hymn for
any of the armed servces is "The Marines' Hymn"!
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