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1. MCMWW2_230113_004.JPG: Norman Rockwell The War Hero (Homecoming Marine) Saturday Evening Post Cover October 13, 1945 Giclee Reproduction
2. MCMWW2_230113_014.JPG: This was the assembly area where you used to go into the simulated Iwo Jima landing craft
3. MCMWW2_230113_018.JPG: Back when they opened, the landing craft door stayed closed as video played all around you and loud noises made you think the craft's floor was shaking. The volunteer said the video system had broken and the door no longer closed due to safety considerations.
4. MCMWW2_230113_022.JPG: Beach Assault, Iwo Jima: "At nine o'clock in the morning, several hundred landing craft with amphibious tanks in the lead rushed ashore like an enormous tidal wave." -- Lieutenant Satoru Omagari, Imperial Japense Navy, Mount Suribachi Iwo Jima's steep beaches, pounded by high surf and dominated by 556-foot-high Mount Suribachi, required a massive attack force delivered with precision timing. The assault regiments of the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions landed under the protective umbrella of carrier-based "Flying Leathernecks," whose Corsairs strafed the beach in advance of a "rolling barrage" of naval gunfire. Six thousand men hit the beach in the first fifteen minutes.
5. MCMWW2_230113_045.JPG: Marine-Navy Deaths on Iwo Jima The guide said they were planning to enhance this section of the exhibit.
6. MCMWW2_230113_060.JPG: Right Place at the Right Time "All hands look at Suribachi -- there goes our flag!" -- Navy Captain Carl F. Anderson, Chief Beachmaster, Iwo Jima Military and civilian combat correspondents -- artists, reporters, photographers -- accompanied each Marine campaign. At Iwo Jima, their coverage of the capture of Mount Suribachi enthralled the American public. Seizing Suribachi cost the 28th Marines 500 casualties. Onlookers cheered as the assault platoon fought to the summit and raised a small flag. Later that day, different troops raised a larger flag while others respectfully lowered the original. Several combat photographers captured these stirring events on film, but Joe Rosenthal's snapshot of the men struggling to raise the second flag in a stiff wind became an enduring system of American resolve.
7. MCMWW2_230113_064.JPG: Raising the First Flag "We found a water pipe, tied the flag to it and put it up. Then all hell broke loose below. Troops cheered, ships blew whistles, some men openly wept." -- Corporal Charles W. Lindbergh Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier led 40 men to Suribachi's summit on 23 February 1945. Staff Sergeant Louis Lowery, a combat photographer for Leatherneck magazine, recorded the patrol's ascent and flag-raising. Lowery's photograph of the first flag, however, lacked the epic quality of Joe Rosenthal's subsequent shot of the replacement flag being raised. The two photographers became friends, but many survivors on the Schrier patrol resented the acclaim bestowed on the second flag-raisers.
8. MCMWW2_230113_067.JPG: Raising the Second Flag "I swung my camera around and held it until I could guess that this was the peak of the action, and shot." -- Associated Press combat photographer Joe Rosenthal Three combat photographers recorded the second flag-raising atop Suribachi. Motion picture cameraman William Genault, later killed in action, captured the event in color. Photographer Robert Campbell framed the simultaneous lowering of the original flag with the raising of the second. But Joe Rosenthal's snapshot seized the essence of the entire war. Enormously appealing from its first release, the photograph won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize and inspired the bronze sculpture at the Marine Corps War Memorial.
9. MCMWW2_230113_072.JPG: Staff Sergeant Louis Lowery, a combat correspondent with Leatherneck magazine, photographed the first flag-raising, then fell wounded in a fire fight on Mount Suribachi.
10. MCMWW2_230113_074.JPG: The first flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi, 23 February 1945, by a combat patrol from the 28th Marines.
11. MCMWW2_230113_077.JPG: These photographs by Staff Sergeant Louis Lowery portray the ascent of Suribachi by Easy Company patrol members, who used a water pipe as an improvised flagpole.
12. MCMWW2_230113_082.JPG: Pharmacist's Mates 2nd Class John Bradley and Gerald Ziehme (front) and combat photographers Staff Sergeant William Genaust, Joe Rosenthal, and Private First Class George Burns, US Army of YANK magazine.
13. MCMWW2_230113_086.JPG: Single frames from Sergeant Bill Genaust's motion picture footage show (left to right): Private First Class Ira Hayes, Sergeant Mike Strank, Private First Class Harold Schultz, Private First Class Rene Gagnon, Private First Class Franklin Sousley, and Corporal Harlon Block.
14. MCMWW2_230113_091.JPG: Leathernecks of the 28th Marines celebrated the seizure of Mt. Suribachi and the flag-raising, and early turning point in the battle for Iwo Jima.
15. MCMWW2_230113_094.JPG: With the fleet and the landing force watching from below, Marines on Suribachi simultaneously lowered the first flag and replaced it with a larger flag.
16. MCMWW2_230113_097.JPG: Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima's Mt Suribachi remains an iconic image representing the courage and sacrifice of all those who have fought for the United States, and holds a special place in the heart of every Marine. Though the six Marines in that image represent every Marine who fought on Iwo Jima, historical accuracy in recording the names and stories of those whose hands actually raised the flag is also important. Following changes made in 2016 to the historical record of Rosenthal's photograph, the Marine Corps continued to remain open to receiving new information that could provide further clarity. In July 2018, the Marine Corps was contacted by private historians who asserted that there was an error in identifying the Marines depicted in Rosenthal's photo. These historians provided a significant amount of new evidence for consideration, mostly in the form of dozens of previously private photographs. In order to ensure that its history was properly acknowledged and preserved, the Marine Corps formed a board, which considered the new evidence provided and sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in assessing the contents of the photographs. The board deliberated on the claims that came from the presentation of new information. Originally, Private First Class Rene A. Gagnon was identified as the Marine pictures on the far side of the flag pole, with only his helmet visible. With the assistance of historians, new evidence and modern technology, it was determined that Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon contributed to the flag raising, but is not actually pictured in the photograph. Instead, Corporal Harold P. Keller has been identified as the Marine located on the far side of the flag pole. As a result of the board's evaluation of the information provided, the Marine Corps accepted the change in the identification of the Marines pictured in the photograph as necessary in the historical documentation of Rosenthal's photograph. The names associated with pictured individuals is the only change resulting from this board. Regardless of who was in the photograph, each and every Marine who set foot on Iwo Jima, or supported the effort from the sea and air around the island is, and always will be, a part of our Corps' cherished history. In the words of General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, "they are all heroes."
17. MCMWW2_230113_100.JPG: PFC Hayes PFC Schultz Sgt. Strank PFC Sousley Cpl Keller Cpl Block
18. MCMWW2_230113_109.JPG: With respect and admiration for the Marines of Iwo Jima -- and all best wishes for their National Museum. -- Joe Rosenthal
19. MCMWW2_230113_115.JPG: First US flag raised on top of Mount Suribachi. Second US flag raised on top of Mount Suribachi. On 23 February 1945, Marines raised two flags over Mount Suribachi. Although fighting continued for another month, this symbolic victory gave strength to the embattled Marines.
20. MCMWW2_230113_116.JPG: The Suribachi Flags "The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." -- Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal to Lieutenant General Holland Smith, USMC, Iwo Jima These are the original flags raised by the Marines on Mount Suribachi on 23 February 1945. The attack transport Missoula donated the smaller flag, raised by the Schrier Patrol on the summit. Landing Ship Tank (LST) 779, then unloading at Green Beach, donated the larger flag, raised later in the day and portrayed in the Rosenthal photograph. Frayed by strong winds, it flew from Suribachi for the balance of the battle.
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Description of Subject Matter: World War II: 1939-1945
America entered WWII on 7 December 1941 against a formidable opponent. In the months following the�attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had swept away several Marine Corps outposts in the Pacific; and�the Marine Corps was a small expeditionary force with outdated equipment and an unproven new�mission: amphibious assault. However, the Marines’ amphibious assault on Iwo Jima and the hard won�success of taking the island from the Japanese was a turning point in regaining control in the Pacific. As�US forces fought their way across the Pacific and turned early losses into victories, they redefined the�meaning of “uncommon valor.”�
The gallery showcases the gripping story of the Pacific campaigns. With the help of tanks, artillery�pieces, aircraft, small arms, and an individual Marine’s everyday “junk on a bunk,” visitors can see and�“feel” what a Marine experienced during those harrowing days. Exhibits highlight war time innovations�in tactics and equipment, special units, Women Marines, racial integration, Navajo code talkers, and the�role of the Navy corpsmen.�
In one immersive exhibit, visitors are briefed on their pending assault landing on the island of Iwo Jima�before they board a Higgins boat for the perilous trip to the beach. Sound and video provide a realistic�experience. Close by is the flag raised on Iwo Jima and photographed by Associated Press photographer�Joe Rosenthal.�
The poignant display of 6,000 Marine Corps and US Navy insignias represents the cost in human lives�that were required to take that one island. This gallery honors the uncommon valor, sacrifices, and�accomplishments of America’s “Greatest Generation.”

The most interesting features of this gallery, at least to me, were the "immersive" landing experience at Iwo Jima and the flag lifted at Mt. Suribachi. They have both of the flags. The second one, the bigger one which is pretty well ripped up, is the one that was photographed in the famous Joe Rosenthal phot ...More...
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