by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 23, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, US Marine Corps
As promised, the original story in the Omaha World-Herald is here along with the outstanding graphic evidence (that is magnifiable) that was used by amateur historians to convince the United States Marine Corps to investigate whether the identities of the “Flag Raisers” were accurate.
Navy Corpsman John Bradley
February 23, 1945
1st Flag Raising
2nd Flag Raising
Original Flag Raisers, Doc Bradley included
2nd Flag Raising
Corrected Flag Raisers, PFC Harold Schultz included
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 20, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, Marine Corps Gazette, Vietnam, World War II
We’ll talk about the theme of “Innovation” in the February 2018 edition of the Marine Corps Gazette with the Editor & Publisher Col Chris Woodbridge, USMC (ret).
With the anniversaries of epic Marine Corps battles such as Iwo Jima, Hue and Khe Sanh this month, we’ll also talk to Chris about the literary treasure trove that resides in the digital archives of the Gazette.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 19, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, US Marine Corps, World War II
Island X (Iwo Jima)
February 19, 1945
Seventy-three years ago today Marines and Sailors went ashore on the island of Iwo Jima, the audio record is incredible from reporters observing from battleships, to reporters embedded with Marine infantry units in the landing to USMC Combat Correspondents filing reports from the battlefield.
Most unique in the audio you’ll hear is audio from A Company, 4th Tank Battalion as they fight ashore, engaging the Japanese and as they seek a way off the beach in order to support the infantry assault on Air Field #1.
You’ll also hear network audio as the major networks broke into “regular programming” to update the American public on progress on an island they had never heard of: Iwo Jima, which all knew was on the doorstep of mainland Japan.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 19, 2018 | Current Events
Andrew Napolitano
Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge
Fox News Contributor
QUESTION: last week I asked — is it was too much to think that FBI Agents in Mississippi who received a tip from a YouTube blogger about Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz, search for that name in the ATF firearms database (he spells it uniquely)?
ANSWER: Fox News Contributor and former Judge Andrew Napolitano says that’s exactly what they should have done.
TRUTH: still waiting to find out if the FBI would devote that kind of work to such a nebulous tip. However, they thought it was significant enough to go conduct an interview with the YouTube page owner.
More to follow.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Feb 19, 2018 | History, Iwo Jima, US Marine Corps, World War II
Iwo Jima
February 19, 1945
Seventy-three years ago today Marines and Sailors went ashore on the island of Iwo Jima, the audio record is incredible from reporters observing from battleships, to reporters embedded with Marine infantry units in the landing to USMC Combat Correspondents filing reports from the battlefield.
Most unique in the audio you’ll hear is audio from A Company, 4th Tank Battalion as they fight ashore, engaging the Japanese and as they seek a way off the beach in order to support the infantry assault on Air Field #1.
You’ll also hear network audio as the major networks broke into “regular programming” to update the American public on progress on an island they had never heard of: Iwo Jima, which all knew was on the doorstep of mainland Japan.
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