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To: nihil who wrote (56436)	11/6/2000 4:30:42 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 71178

I hope no one believes that the Marines who raised the flag which is the subject of Rosenthal's photo were out of danger or that it is somehow tainted by the fact that it was not the first one raised over Mt. Suribachi. The first flag was was difficult to see. Nevertheless, all the Marines who could see the original detail climb up Mt Suribachi were keenly observing its dangerous passage. Naturally, the Marines were much more affected by the raising of the first flag than by the second. The second flag was much larger and could be seen much more readily. It was raised under conditions which were not much better than those present when the first one was raised. No one had any idea that the photograph would make such a powerful visual statement. Rather than accept the truth, the military took pains to foster the myth that the second raising was the only one.