Retired MARINES Want to Honor Photographer of Iwo Jima Flag Raising; Want Ship Named After Him
Mar 13, 2017 12:41:24 #
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle/20170312/283678299473875
I was Air Force in Vietnam. The MARINES saved my hide several times. Can never do enough for them!
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday that the campaign to honor Rosenthal includes an online petition that has gathered more than 1,300 signatures.
“Joe Rosenthal took one of the greatest photographs in history, and yet he has been bypassed by history,” campaign organizer Tom Graves told the paper.
I was Air Force in Vietnam. The MARINES saved my hide several times. Can never do enough for them!
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday that the campaign to honor Rosenthal includes an online petition that has gathered more than 1,300 signatures.
“Joe Rosenthal took one of the greatest photographs in history, and yet he has been bypassed by history,” campaign organizer Tom Graves told the paper.
Mar 13, 2017 13:32:34 #
I have an old friend who was there at that time and prefers not to elaborate except to say that after Okinawa he does not want to talk about any of it.
Mar 13, 2017 13:33:49 #
the staged photo is iconic but how many have seen or remember the original shot?
Mar 13, 2017 13:36:11 #
oldtigger wrote:
the staged photo is iconic but how many have seen or remember the original shot?
Not many - but that's because the corp shelved it for years...
The real story: https://donmooreswartales.com/2011/02/14/dick-honyak/
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