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re: One of the most famous photographs in American history was taken 80 years ago today...
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:44 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:44 am to RollTide1987
What always amazes me in looking at WW2 pictures is just how young all those boys were.
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:57 am to RollTide1987
One of my great uncles was at Iwo. He landed a week or so after the initial landings. On his first day of combat, a Japanese grenade shredded one of his legs up pretty bad. He said he was lucky that it did because, according to him, he got to spend the rest of the war “slapping pretty nurses on the arse in Guam and Hawaii.” 
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:06 am to RollTide1987
Three of the Marines in that photo were KIA on Iwo Jima within 3 weeks of the photo being taken. 
EDIT: Their ages were 20, 20 and 21.
EDIT: Their ages were 20, 20 and 21.
This post was edited on 2/23/25 at 9:14 am
Posted on 2/23/25 at 10:17 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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I saw the movie STAGED
but for a good cause
I haven't seen the movie, but the most authoritative historical references do not consider the photo staged. Yes, it was the 2nd one.
IIRC, one of the marines was an American Indian, one was hispanic, just in case the mob ever tries to come for this icon too.
This post was edited on 2/23/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:28 pm to RollTide1987
I thought you were going to post a picture of George Wallace
Posted on 2/25/25 at 4:14 am to Traveler
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Even if you never wore the uniform, the Marine Corp War Monument at Arlington Nation Cemetary is very inspiring.
I couldn't get over how massive that monument is.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 7:02 am to JAXTiger16
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It was hot and miserable
I have posted this before:
The only thing my dad would say about Iwo Jima was how much he wanted some ice water.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 7:35 am to meeple
Yeah that must’ve been him. I remember him. He was 88 or 89 in threads in 2015. He mentioned his daughter Jessica and his own name was Roy.
Also, the OT was rather rude to him. Just looking through those old threads. Granted, many or most didn’t realize he was an actual elderly vet.
Also, the OT was rather rude to him. Just looking through those old threads. Granted, many or most didn’t realize he was an actual elderly vet.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 8:32 am to biglego
If there ever was an OT HoF he needs to be on it. How crazy is it that we had an actual WW2 vet in our presence.
Roy E. Lowe August 21, 1926 — March 10, 2018
Roy E. Lowe August 21, 1926 — March 10, 2018
This post was edited on 2/25/25 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/25/25 at 12:54 pm to meeple
I agree and the OT should’ve been nicer to him. He certainly wrote like an elderly fellow. I see one thread he started was about a time he fell into a boat. All the replies were like WAT WAT WAT. Guy was just trying to share an experience and probably thought we’d like to hear from an actual vet.
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