The Flag Raisers of Okinawa
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Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
The Flag Raisers of Okinawa
April 1945
Gelatin silver print
24.0 x 19.6 cm.
Museum accession
Inscriptions verso-(printed) "4409" "From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"The Flag Raisers Of Okinawa" "Emulating the now famous flag raising
on Iwo Jima's volcanic Mount Suribachi, Marines and Coast Guardsmen
bend their backs to the planting of the first stars and stripes to
wave over Okinawa. The flag caught the breezes on a height from which
the sea was visible on both sides. The much-applauded Iwo Jima flag
raising has inspired servicemen to a keen rivalry to have a hand..."
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"The Flag Raisers Of Okinawa" "Emulating the now famous flag raising
on Iwo Jima's volcanic Mount Suribachi, Marines and Coast Guardsmen
bend their backs to the planting of the first stars and stripes to
wave over Okinawa. The flag caught the breezes on a height from which
the sea was visible on both sides. The much-applauded Iwo Jima flag
raising has inspired servicemen to a keen rivalry to have a hand..."
