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Carrying the Flag Up Mount Suribachi

Date: 06/10/2007

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IPTC: Caption	Six Marines of 3rd Platoon of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, part of a patrol commanded by 1st Lieutenant Harold George Schrier (October 17, 1916 - June 3, 1971) pass the flag to one another as they climb Mount Suribachi. Included are two men carrying flamethrower backpacks. One of those two men is Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (June 26, 1920 - June 24, 2007). The 54 x 28 inch flag, obtained from attack transport USS Missoula (APA-211) was raised on a 20-foot section of pipe at 1020 Hours above Iwo Jima's highest landmark.	IPTC: Copyright Notice	Caption ©2007 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain
IPTC: City	Iwo Jima	IPTC: Country Name	Japan
IPTC: Date Created	19450223	IPTC: Province State	Bonins

Keywords: 3rd Platoon Company E 2nd Battalion 28th Marine Regiment 5th Marine Division 1st Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier Corporal Charles W. Lindberg Mount Suribachi Iwo Jima Flag Raising