Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ben Frank, the retired Chief Historian of the Marine Corps, provided me with citations to a couple of articles on the flag-raising at Iwo Jima: >From: Ben Frank <ben.frank@tcs.wap.org> >Subject: Re: Iwo Jima Photograph > >Marc, I have written several times about the two flag-raising pictures on >Iwo. I wrote an article many years ago for "American History Illustrated," >I believe the name of the journal was, but don't recall the date. I also >wrote a sidebar for "Closing In" Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima," by >Col Joe Alexander, who wrote the monograph for the Marine Corps series of >50th Anniversary of World War II Commemorative Monographs, of which I was >the general editor. You can get a copy by contacting the Marine Corps >Historical Center, Bldg 58, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M Street, SE, >Washington, DC 20374 or by calling (202) 433-2484. That will be LtCol >Craig, the ExO of the Center, and if you tell him I suggested you call, I'm >sure he will help out. Cheers, BMF There you have it! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!