Posted on 06/23/2016 7:53:45 AM PDT by oh8eleven
The Marine Corps admitted Thursday that it misidentified one of the six men in the World War II photograph of a flag-raising in Iwo Jima — one of the most iconic images in American history.
For more than 70 years, history said John Bradley, a Navy hospital corpsman, was one of the six men seen in the legendary photo from one of the war’s bloodiest battles.
But the Marines now say Bradley is nowhere in the photo — and the man believed to be Bradley is in fact Harold Schultz, a private first class.
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Question - should I trust Obama’s Marines, or the previous 70 years worth of Marines?
I read Flags Of Our Fathers. Never would have guessed this.
Seeing as how Bradley toured with the other survivors of the Flag Raising you would think someone would have said something long before now.
Bradley’s appearance in the photo came into question after Stephen Foley, an amateur historian in Ireland, noticed some discrepancies while analyzing the photo during his recovery from an operation. He and Eric Krelle, a Marine historian from Nebraska started probing the photo, leading the Marine Corps to open its own investigation in May.
Foley and Krelle said the man believed to be Bradley was wearing a cartridge belt with ammunition pouches and wire cutters — which a Navy corpsman would not have had. They also said photos from the same day showed Bradley in different clothing.
Foley and Krelle were the first to say Schultz was the sixth man. After questions about the photo arose two years ago, Bradley’s son admitted he was no longer sure if his father was there. He said his father was involved in a different flag-raising, and may have mistakenly believed for the rest of his life he was in the Iwo Jima image.
A documentary about the photo probe, "The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima," will debut on the Smithsonian Channel July 3.
I guarantee you can trust today’s Marines.
like one of the other men! I wonder about this.
“I said, ‘My gosh, Harold, you’re a hero.’ He said, ‘No, I was a Marine.’”
>>Foley and Krelle said the man believed to be Bradley was wearing a cartridge belt with ammunition pouches and wire cutters — which a Navy corpsman would not have had. <<
First aid pouches are worn on cartridge belts of that time. He may have carried more than one because of Iwo Jima’s terrain. Standard corpsman’s gear would have been too bulky.
Not saying anything one way or another; but there might have been a good reason.
I wonder if Schultz can sue for royalties?
Just kidding!
Appearing (or not) in a photo is irrelevant to heroism. I expect that was Mr. Schultz’s point, too.
First off they aren’t Obama’s Marines, and second you can trust them.
It was Bradley’s son who wrote Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers. His father went to grave stating that he was the man in the picture.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz offered the tribute, "Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."
First off they aren’t Obama’s Marines, and second you can trust them.
Call them what you want but no Marine General will resign in protest when Obama’s tranny troopers order comes down soon.
Two Flags were raised....a smaller one.....then a larger one replaced it. Bradley may have raised the first one.
Very true and, if the USMC is correct, disappointing.
OTOH, there were several involved that knew for sure whether Bradley or Schultz was involved and they didn't say anything either.
It seems possible that at one point Bradley in fact had his hands on the flag/flagpole. It also may be Schultz was a recent replacement who didn't survive very long and that Bradley was highly respected. IIRC, they were taking sporadic fire and the flag raising would not have been uppermost on their minds; that some were posted as a defensive measure and that would not have included Bradley, i.e., it would have been natural for him to serve as a flag raiser.
perhaps when he told them he wasn’t in that pic, it was too late for TPTB to change and they instructed him just to play along....
I thought corpsmen could carry, for self defense proposes only.
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