59 Years Have Passed Since Monumental World War Ii Flag-Raising Was Captured On Film ; Veterans Proud of Their Part
The Topeka Capital-Journal › February 27, 2004
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Fifty-nine years ago today, L.C. Crouch was a 19-year-old U.S. Marine quartermaster hunkered down at the base of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a small island 600 miles south of Tokyo.
Ground force operations had commenced Feb. 19, 1945, on the 8- square-mile island, following three days of bombing. Then on Feb. 23, six Marines hoisted an American flag, measuring 54 inches by 28 inches, on a length of broken pipe at the highest point of the island.See the full content of this document
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59 Years Have Passed Since Monumental World War Ii Flag-Raising Was Captured On Film ; Veterans Proud of Their Part
Although much appreciated, a battalion chief on the island wanted something bigger.
Five other Marines and a Navy Corpsman climbed to the top and raised an 8-foot wide flag. Joe Rose...See the full content of this document
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