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From the Louis R. Lowery Collection (COLL/2575) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
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  • See this source for details: Robertson, Breanne, ed. (2019). Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, and Esprit de Corps (PDF). Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps History Division. ISBN 978-0-16-095331-6. Photograph appears on page 210 (figure 12.8), and indicates that the original upload of this file, from Flickr, was flopped. Caption reads as follows: Marines and a Navy corpsman surround the makeshift flagpole as Cpl Charles Lindberg stomps the ground in preparation for the raising of the first flag on the summit. From left to right: Cpl Charles W. Lindberg, 1stLt Harold G. Schrier, PhM2c John H. Bradley, PltSgt Ernest I. Thomas Jr., Sgt Henry O. Hansen, and Pvt Philip L. Ward.
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