Here’s something I never even knew existed: live color film footage of the famous (second) flag-raising on Iwo Jima – the one that was captured in the legendary Joe Rosenthal photo and became the basis for the Iwo Jima memorial statue. Apparently a film camera operator went up the mountain with Rosenthal and shot the [...]
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Interesting Historical Artifact: Iwo Jima Flagraising on Film
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