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Spurred in part by Omaha man's research, Marine Corps launches investigation into iconic Iwo Jima fl
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Marine Corps has launched a review of the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo. Omaha amateur historian Eric Krelle said in 2014 that one of the Marines in the photograph had been incorrectly identified by the Corps.
http://www.omaha.com/columnists/hansen-spurred-in-part-by-omaha-man-s-research-marine/article_514348e0-0e47-11e6-9bd9-c39b126f962c.html
POSTED: SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 1:00 AM | UPDATED: 1:55 PM, SUN MAY 1, 2016.
By Matthew Hansen / World-Herald columnist
An Omaha amateur historian’s quixotic effort to rewrite the story of one the most famous photos in American history has prompted a reaction — and possibly a correction — from the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps has launched a review of the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo, Marine Maj. Clark Carpenter confirmed Friday afternoon, while declining to provide details.
That review is headed by a three-star general and is tasked with examining all elements of the photo, including the identities of the men pictured, according to a source close to the review.
The inquiry could erase and rewrite one of the most hallowed facts of Marine Corps history: the names of the six men long identified as the flag raisers.
FULL story at link.