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Ultradog MN · Feb 23, 2018

You all know the photo.
Give a thought to the boys who were there.

wd9garymn · Feb 23, 2018

Good friend of our family was there. He was coming down from the top and met the guys going up with the flag.He had lots of stories--went several days without food. Tough, brave bunch of Marines there.

olgentdc · Feb 23, 2018

SaLUTE , AMEN ,.. Semper fi,.,.May They all Rest in Peace.my dad thankfully missed that bloodfest sitting in the hospital in honolulu /////yesterday ,We laid to rest a Farmer, who at age 18, landed on Normandy beach ,went on across Belgium , and survived the Battle of the Bulge, damnearfrozeto death and got shot in the leg and got out of that durn place . i recall hi m saying that with a chukle , ,The rains parted long enough for the Hearse to stop at his Farm ,We transferred his amish casket to a farm wagon and his Favorite JD 620 with loader , and bale spear , fresh and dirty from feeding the cows just a hour before ,That Ol DEAR JOHN , stated a proud preach as it run in hi gear past all the respectful neighbors as we went to the cemetary the last 5 miles ,.. it was a mighty GOD Bless .Thank You , You OLD Soldiers ,, You Built a Great Nation for us ,Please know i am doing my part to Keep it up,.JUST AS YOU TAUGHT US

dr sportster · Feb 23, 2018

Which one is Ira Hayse ?

olgentdc · Feb 23, 2018

the one at thr foot of the flagpole

larry@stinescorner · Feb 23, 2018

great picture,,,thanks,,,

big tee · Feb 23, 2018

CALL HIM DRUNKEN IRA HAYS HE WON'T ANSWER ANYMORE--NOT THE WHISKEY DRINKING INDIAN BUT THE MARINE THAT WENT TO WAR!! one of my favorite Johnny Cash songs.---Tee

MT RON · Feb 23, 2018

One of my favorite songs ever by Cash,sad but true.

Goose · Feb 23, 2018

There's a replica of that scene at the Marine Memorial in Arlington, VA. If you keep your eyes on the flag and walk in a circle around it, it looks like the flagpole is raising.

Also, a tour guide said, "If you notice there are six men raising the flag, yet there are thirteen hands on the flagpole. There are those who say the thirteenth hand is the hand of God".

Stephen Newell · Feb 23, 2018

Which ones? The ones that put up the flag or the ones that posed for the photo.

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