Read this

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Except that it does not seem to be true. The symbolism of the statue stands, though. Here is more on the background: http://hnn.us/articles/599.html

I'd beleive the son of someone who had first hand accounts rather than a newsource. We all know how incredebly BS-prone news is.
Thanks for sharing SFTS, a very moving story. I thought I posed earlier, but I guess flood control kicked in

[Red Harvest]

I'd beleive the son of someone who had first hand accounts rather than a newsource. We all know how incredebly BS-prone news is.
Thanks for sharing SFTS, a very moving story. I thought I posed earlier, but I guess flood control kicked in

Are you saying you would rather believe myth than fact?

It has been well known for quite awhile that there were two flag rasings. The second raising was not staged however. The larger size of the second flag meant it could be seen all around, and made it more important for the purpose it served.

[Adrian II]

I'd beleive the son of someone who had first hand accounts rather than a newsource. We all know how incredebly BS-prone news is.

And we all know how war propaganda can distort facts. In case you didn't read a single syllable of the article I linked to, here is what the historians had to say on the basis of their interviews, not with the children of the men who served on Iwo Jima, but with the actual Iwo Jima veterans themselves:

We ended with the somber memories of the men who fought the battle and their poignant reflections on the tragedy of war. Why did this matter? The truth was important to the men who were there, many of whom complained to us that their deeds had been revised for the sake of public relations. In a larger sense, it was values such as truth and justice for which World War II was fought, not half-truths and orchestrated sentiment.