The Flags Of Our Fathers

U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died Sunday. He was 94. The story of the battle for Iwo Jima and the famous flag raising was told in the NYT Bestseller "Flags Of Our Fathers" by James Bradley. Three of the young men in the picture did not survive the battle. The authors father was one of the men in the picture. He never spoke of the battle or the flag raising with his son. Upon his fathers death James Bradley learned the truth of his fathers heroism on Iwo Jima. He was a medic who received the Navy Cross, an award second only to the Medal of Honor. A terrifying, horrific and bloody battle, an unforgettable story.