Marine Corps admits Iwo Jima Marines not actually raising a flag
WASHINGTON — After a spate of recent concerns over the misidentification of six men photographed raising a flag over Iwo Jima, the Marine Corps has now revealed that the men were not actually raising a flag at all, but instead lifting a support beam into place for an ocean-view bar.
"It turns out not only did we get some of the names wrong, but the Marin…
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