Thanks for the info on the "real" original flag raising at Iwo Jima

The original photo (shown above) taken before the staged photo used as a morale booster through the end of World War II and beyond is also poignant, I think. It was taken on February 23, 1945 and the more famous picture shown in the blog posting that is two or three below this one, was taken shortly later. It was "set up" in the very same location, ... only Hollywood-style.

BlogsterOne: Thanks for the e-mail. Do you have a blog?