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re: One of the most iconic photographs in history was captured 79 years ago today...
Posted on 2/23/24 at 4:16 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 2/23/24 at 4:16 am to RollTide1987
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Going even further, Forrestall ordered the flag to be taken down so that he could keep it as a souvenir.
Not surprising.
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The news of this wish did not sit well with 2nd Battalion Commander Chandler Johnson, whose temperament was every bit as fiery as Howlin Mad's. "To hell with that!" the colonel spat when the message reached him. The flag belonged to the battalion, as far as Johnson was concerned. He decided to secure it as soon as possible, and dispatched his assistant operations officer, Lieutenant Ted Tuttle, to the beach to obtain a replacement flag. As an afterthought, Johnson called after Tuttle: "And make it a bigger one."
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