File:Preparing the flag atop Suribachi, February 1945.jpg

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From the Louis R. Lowery Collection (COLL/2575) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
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  • See this source for details: Robertson, Breanne, ed. (2019). Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, and Esprit de Corps (PDF). Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps History Division. ISBN 978-0-16-095331-6. Photograph appears on page 159 (figure 9.5). Caption reads as follows:
    Marines tie the colors to a flagpole using a pipe from a Japanese rainwater cistern. Gathered at the top end of the pole are: Cpl Charles Lindberg, 1stLt Harold Schrier, PlSgt Ernest Thomas Jr., and Sgt Henry Hansen. The radioman is PFC Raymond Jacobs. Pvt Philip Ward holds the pole while the Marine keeping watch is likely PFC Harold Schultz.
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