tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176468973041390508.post3103396100028574359..comments2023-10-25T08:24:50.334-05:00Comments on Texas Truth: Anniversary of Flag Raising on Iwo JimaTexas Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525269037676903562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176468973041390508.post-68751938930695113002007-03-20T19:37:00.000-05:002007-03-20T19:37:00.000-05:00That generation was the greatest in the history of...<B>That generation was the greatest in the history of our country.<BR/><BR/>My father fought in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam and I am so proud to say that I am the child of a veteran.<BR/><BR/>He spoke in his later years of how fierce the fighting was in the Pacific. He said the Japanese would not surrender and would fight to the last man.<BR/><BR/>He lost a good many buddies in the Pacific. I am glad that they were there for our country.<BR/><BR/>We will never see another generation like them.</B>Texas Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525269037676903562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176468973041390508.post-87560908037049359502007-02-23T19:13:00.000-06:002007-02-23T19:13:00.000-06:00The event was not staged. It was an impromptu flag...The event was not staged. It was an impromptu flag raising. <BR/>The photo was taken during an reenactment of the event.<BR/><BR/>Iwo Jima was needed to save our airmen, who were making the long flights to bomb Japan. Thousands of airmen were saved because they were able to make emergency landings on Iwo Jima. The US Marines who died there, did not die in vain.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843281451919256369noreply@blogger.com