Not to take anything away from the U.S. soldiers who fought & won & lived,& the ones who fought & won & lost their lives there,but that iconic flag raising photo was actually staged hours later after the initial raising.
Here's the original flag raising hours earlier,and the true story,that seems to never be mentioned.Lest we not forget. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/22/opinio...a-anniversary/