Iwo Jima Film Clips
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Bill Genaust filmed the flag raising. |
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Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, Franklin Sousley, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, |
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The pole weighed over 100 lbs. |
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Easy does it… |
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This clip almost matches the famous picture! |
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Iwo Jima was the first place an invader’s flag ever flew over Japanese home territory. |
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Celebration! |
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WE WHO ARE FREE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES!
My grandfather faught on iwo Jima, he was in K Company. He told my dad this story that my dad told me. My Grandfather was in a fox whole one night, and all of a sudden a bayonet went in to his fox whole. And since that they were all thin back then he went up against the wall so that he would not get stabbed. Then a Jap jumped into the fox whole, and they where facing each other. The only thing that my grand father could see was the whites of his eyes. SO my Grand father grabbed his knife and slit the japs throat.
I have a dad who was friends with Ira Hayes. He said he was a nice man. Thanks Ira!
P.S.be safe
MY GRANDPA, HAROLD W. RYAN SR. WAS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FLAG POLE AT IWO JIMA. HE WAS ONE OF 13 PEOPLE WHO MADE IT FROM HIS COMPANY. IF ANYONE HAS ANYMORE INFORMATION OR PICTURES OF THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MY GRANDPA WAS A MARINE. I AM ON FACEBOOK. THANK YOU SO MUCH ANNA
Hello my name is Ryan. My grandfather served in the WWII, but he died when my father was 14. He left my dad with pictures from this war. We have prob. around 50 pictures that are in black and white. One of witch is the Marines are pushing the flag up, like the above photo. The photos are so old they are starting to curl up. I was wondering if someone could point me in the way of a war historian that that see if these pictures are authentic.
My grandfather was one of the men in the picture titled “celebration”. I would love to get a photograph copy.
To all of you still here that survived Iwo- thank you for this free life I now have because of all of you that were there.I am forever humbled by the courage of all the souls who fought for us their families and friends.My father was there,he never spoke in details but he always told me he honored the ones who never made it home.Now my father has passed I wish I had the grace to have thanked him for the beautiful life he gave me. I know I have no honor dare I complain about the stupid stuff in everyday life when I know these boys/men like my dad gave more than I could ever imagine.As we go foward threw our lives and more of this great generation departs from us please keep there brave act of defending who they love alive for future generations to know the gratitude,honor and respect we all owe them.Challenge your life and others to be the best from the best..Thank you dad for my life and for all you were, I honor you for your service.
I read the book Flags of Our Fathers and saw the pictures. The Vernon Parrish mentioned on page 152 is my uncle. I also found him in the picture of the “gung ho” shot. He is the tall man standing directly under the flag with his hat off holding it up in his hand. I was born in 1941 and my Uncle Pug as we called him died in 1951 in a car wreck on his way to Counce, TN to see his parents. Thanks for the pictures and information. Also my uncle was a Navy corpman. Thank you for your time posting this information. We should never forget. P.S. My cousin Daryl Worley is the singer and songwriter of “Have You Forgotten”!
Corporal – I wholeheartedly agree with you. I was only 10 yrs old when the Marines raised the Flag on Iwo Jima but that picture has stayed in my mind all these years. Today’s “civilians” (not all) but many are lacking respect for the Military Service. At least the current members of the Armed Forces are getting respect from the current wars. Those of us who served in Vietnam were spit on when we returned home. Sad era!
My dad, Samuel Jacob Croft was an Iwo Jima survivor. He just passed away on Sept. 6th, Twenty 10. He is buried in Vero Beach Fl. where he lived out the his Golden Years and was a member of the Indian River Retired Marine League. He took great pride in his service to the Marine Corps and to his country just as I am also very proud to say that my dad was there and fought along side his brother Sherrod who died several years prior to my dad. I say this to him “At Ease, Marine.”
I was a Medical Corpsman with the 23rd Regiment of the 4th Marine Division. Landed of Yellow Beach #1 at 0755/19 Feb. 1945. Exited March 29, 1945.
My next moment of sleep came five days later,,,,,,,45 Minutes tops…then back to work sorting and treating wounded Marines, three days later I got an hour and a half nap. But there simply was no rest for the Corpsmen. We lost 6,870 dead and 21,000 wounded on that pile of puke. My only wounds were from bruises, burns, and lost skin from my elbows and knees from crawling around in the rough grain-soil and volcanic rocks. I attribute the fact that I was spared by the actions of my Marine buddies who took care of we corpsmen.
I have a book called Flags Of Our Fathers that I had purchased at school book store and every time i read it it makes me wish i could thank them in person .
My father was a vet from WW2 and he talked about the fun things he did. He was in the Navy. Yes at times he would go in deep thought you knew he was remembering the war. He was 17 when he signed in. I am very proud of all our service men and women from before and now. We give so much and get so little in return. My 3 brothers and husband where in the Vitnam Era I am proud to know they did serve in our miltary. I love to read about WW2 and all these men and women did to keep us safe and free. We are very lucky to have each of them, after 9/11 it made me more proud to know all who go to fight for us. We are lucky, our country is lucky and should be proud. Thank you service men and women.
That “some guy” was probably a Marine that did did not survive the battle and I can’t believe your intrest is to profit from the sacrifice so many many young Americans made. If you really have some actual photos they should be donated to a museum to help future generations get a feeling of how horrible that time in history really was.
here you go asks the ???????? and I’ll give you the anc.
S/Sgt.GW Rosson
I am very proud of the Americans service men and women who fought and maybe lost their lives so that others may live and breath the air of freedom, what greater sacrifice can a human offer another human.
God bless them all. They are great men and women and will ever remain in our hearts as well as in the books of history.
I am British, my father and uncles fought in the Royal Navy, Army and RAF.They were very Pro American.
The US Marines who fought at Iwo Jima deserve our greatest respect and thanks.
God Bless them all
Semper Fi to all the Marines and all military veterans and their families that have fought in each and every war the United States of America has been involved in. To my father who fought in WWII, Korea and my son who has fought in Iraq as well as myself who fought in Viet Nam, Semper Fi Marines and God Bless America……
as an aussie these men are great hero’s i respect john ‘doc’ bradley saying the real heros are those who died on iwo jima my grandfather aslo fought in ww2 if not for these men both our countrys would have been under the japenes empire god bless you all
My God !! Makes me proud to be an American. All our soldiers and sailors, true hero’s.
I love American!!!! Go marines!!!!- Mrude
nice… i like how they got the names of the people raising the flags!!!
I am proud of all the Marines who fought the battle of Iwo Jima, especially my father (Mastergunny George Pitts). He pasted away before I got to know him (I was 10 months old). All I know about Iwo, I know he was a brave man. Thank you dad for helping to keep the USA from becoming a Japanese empire. I love you!!
And to the scumbags who are disrespecting this website, go back to your punka** kiddie sites. You don’t possess one ounce of the fortitude that these men had. Semper Fi
I love the men who rose that flag and i love AMERICA!!!!!
hi im caitlyn and this website rocks i love the USA
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