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Monday 15 March 2010

Not the monument............from Rico

How many have actually seen this?

No, it's not 'the' iconic monument in DC, but it IS the real thing!
- The 'first' flag-raising was heroic.
- The 'second' flag-raising was iconic (even if staged).
- BOTH are monumental testimonies to the USMC!

Iwo Jima is forever a part of the history of 'The Corps' and our nation.

2 comments:

steve manning said...

I have always loved this photo for the truth that it shares, that one needs to be ever vigilent to threats in order to safegard liberty.

Top_S said...

The 2nd photo was NOT STAGED! Joe Rosenthal took the shot has it happened, but thought that he had missed it. What he staged, was a group photo taken afterward.