
The inside story of the famous Iwo Jima photo

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This image, from a 16mm film shot by Marine Sgt. William Genaust, shows Marines beginning to raise the second flag.
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When Marines replaced the smaller flag with the bigger one, they lowered and raised the flags simultaneously, as seen in this photo by Campbell.
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Rosenthal took this image of three men holding the flagstaff. During the flag-raising, the area was still a dangerous combat zone. Japanese soldiers were hiding throughout the island.
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This image is referred to as Rosenthal's "Gung Ho" photo, in which Marines posed with the second flag while raising their rifles and helmets in the air. When Rosenthal was asked later if the image was posed, he said it was. That created confusion over whether his photo of the actual flag-raising was posed. For years many people thought it was, but it really was not.
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