The fight between the US and Japan on the small Japanese island of Iwo Jima, which was one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, produced an iconic photo of marines raising the US flag.
"You’re talking about possibly the most famous photo ever taken in wartime. The more I got into it really, the more I got obsessed with it," he said. "In the beginning, I think they very much thought that I was a crank. I found it very hard to get them to listen to what I was saying, but after that it was a little bit easier to communicate with them," he said.Mr Foley spent countless hours cross-referencing photos and speaking to relatives of soldiers across the Atlantic as part of his research.
So like what did he discover.
Of course it was. The battle was won....the flag was raised. During the heat of battle they’re a little busy trying to survive to take time out to raise the flag. 🙄
No mention that the photo itself was staged after the battle had finished.
I'd say a sentence is enough.
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