A panel found that Private First Class Harold Schultz, of Detroit, was in the photo and that Navy Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class John Bradley wasn't. Bradley had participated in an earlier flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, and his role took on a central role after his son, James Bradley, wrote a best-selling book about the flag raisers, "Flags of Our Fathers," which was later made into a movie directed by Clint Eastwood. |
This is very surprising... the amount of time gone by and the fact that none of the flag raisers (both events) who survived the battle on Iwo or the war never said anything. It really makes you wonder why John Bradley never told anyone he was part of the original flag raising. Just wow...
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There is no 'stolen valor' associated with this re-write of history. It's sad that it took two-generations plus to clear-up who the Flag Raisers were...
There they battled up Iwo Jima hill,
Two hundred and fifty men,
But only twenty-seven lived,
To walk back down again.
And when the fight was over,
And Old Glory raised,
Among the men who held it high,
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes.
This guy obviously has some issues.
This guy obviously has some issues.
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Good catch.
This guy obviously has some issues.
in all fairness what did this guy do wrong? He responded to I love clams who said this generation was selfish and narcissistic. He merely pointed out flaws in the older generation. Sometimes I think there is censured opposing views here. Now if he got deleted for past behavior fair enough. But I don't see anything wrong here.
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Good catch.
This guy obviously has some issues.
in all fairness what did this guy do wrong? He responded to I love clams who said this generation was selfish and narcissistic. He merely pointed out flaws in the older generation. Sometimes I think there is censured opposing views here. Now if he got deleted for past behavior fair enough. But I don't see anything wrong here.
Dust bowl again? A new account with a rebuttal to his suspension lol?
Dust bowls previous post..
And now back with the new dupe, "last of us"
It eerily all ties together...
And, if Brady did take part in the 1st flag raising and not the famous picture and 2nd one, does that really change anything as, he did in fact, raise the flag on Mount Suribachi?
James Brady is a hero. This correction of history doesn't diminish that in any way. I'm more interested in history being correct and James Brady missed the opportunity to do that...
This is a photo of Pvt Harold Shultz, the guy who was mistaken for James Bradley. He died in 1995 and never said a word to anyone about his role in the flag raising... I completely understand where he would not want to bring attention to himself, but I don't understand why he would not want history to be correct.
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Good catch.
This guy obviously has some issues.
in all fairness what did this guy do wrong? He responded to I love clams who said this generation was selfish and narcissistic. He merely pointed out flaws in the older generation. Sometimes I think there is censured opposing views here. Now if he got deleted for past behavior fair enough. But I don't see anything wrong here.
You are one seriously pathetic loser simo
James Brady is a hero. This correction of history doesn't diminish that in any way. I'm more interested in history being correct and James Brady missed the opportunity to do that...
Bradley, yes I made the mistake. True it is a mystery why this wasn't corrected by Schultz, Bradley or USMC.
As to the bond tours, did Bradley know at the time? There were two pictures taken and published. And he did raise a flag on Iwo. Is he the only one from the 1st raising, not pictured in the 2nd? Was it the same squad that raised both flags - minus Bradley and inserting Schultz?
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Good catch.
This guy obviously has some issues.
in all fairness what did this guy do wrong? He responded to I love clams who said this generation was selfish and narcissistic. He merely pointed out flaws in the older generation. Sometimes I think there is censured opposing views here. Now if he got deleted for past behavior fair enough. But I don't see anything wrong here.
Too bad that they spawned a shithead of a generation after them...;)
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well said! A generation is difficult to define, but certainly the challenges of the Greatest Generation were mountainous in comparison to our troubles. Perfect...? No way, but they paved the way for us to enjoy a rather cushy existence where we lament slow internet access and fight over political clap-trap.
Too bad that they spawned a shithead of a generation after them...;)