John Bradley had participated in an earlier flag-raising on Mt. 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 hit movie directed by Clint Eastwood.
James Bradley declined to comment on Thursday. However, he told AP in May that he believed his father confused the two flag raisings.
"My father raised a flag on Iwo Jima," Bradley said. "The Marines told him way after the fact, 'Here's a picture of you raising the flag.' He had a memory of him raising a flag, and the two events came together."
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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