Well as I recall the self proclaimed stable genius once referred to the Marines planting the flag on the sands of Iwo Jima instead of Mount Surbachi. I learned that at young age taught to me by Marine who had part of his ear shot off at Saipan and a through and through leg wound on Iwo. I lived with him for twenty years
I know enough American history to know that fat lying bastard is a clear and present danger to the democracy of this country and that’s all I need to know.
you don't know shit. what branch did you serve in again??
Semper fi.....isn’t that the code of Marines
Originally Posted by Jaxson66
yes, it is. i don't need to google it to tell you what the Latin translates to .. i already know ..
Always Faithful.
did he also tell you that the famous photo of the flag being raised wasn't the first flag raising? it was the second.
here is the original flag raising atop Mt. Suribach. it was taken by Marine Photographer Louis Lowery
this is the raising of a larger flag taken by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal
This photo became the iconic image of Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi. contrary to rumor, the second photo was not staged. it was a re-raising of the flag with a larger more visible flag and Rosenthal happened to be present to capture it.
http://hoaxes.org/photo_database/ima...ag_on_iwo_jima
The image (top) of Marines raising an American flag on the peak of Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi was taken by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. It is one of the most reproduced images in history, having appeared on a postage stamp (which for years was the biggest selling stamp in U.S. post office history) and also served as the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. However, within days after Rosenthal took it, rumors began to spread that he had staged it. Although these rumors have been repeatedly discredited, they continue to be repeated to the present day.
The rumors can be traced back to the fact -- which Rosenthal never tried to hide -- that he photographed the second flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi, not the first. The marines had raised a flag earlier in the day, under heavy fire. Marine Photographer Louis Lowery managed to get a shot of this event (bottom). But the commanders later decided this first flag should be replaced by a larger one. Rosenthal only arrived at the peak in time to photograph this second flag raising, but he always insisted that he never directed or posed the soldiers in this shot any way.