Comments on: Iwo Jima flag-raiser dies

By: BobUSMC

BobUSMC — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:53:05 +0000

Corporal Chuck Lindberg,

SEMPER FIDELIS!

By: SemperFi Geezer

SemperFi Geezer — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:39:18 +0000

Rest in Peace Marine, you’ve spent your time in hell.

My very SHARP hand-salute &
SemperFi, SEMPER!
Fred Christie
Sgt of Marines ’66-’72

By: mattsanchez

mattsanchez — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:59:22 +0000

The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima ensured that the United States would have a Marine Corps for another 200 years.

Semper Fi Lindberg

Corporal Sanchez

By: Bornin58

Bornin58 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:39:58 +0000

Serfer62,

Perhaps I should have been abit more clear.With respect to this subject…you are correct about the Marines.I stand corrected.

As for what I was writing about what my father said I was actually refering to all branches of the military.I should have been more clear about that.

By: dawgsleadtheway

dawgsleadtheway — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:05:47 +0000

Semper Fi Marine. You have done your duty and now it is time for you to rest in honored glory and peace.

By: serfer62

serfer62 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:53:50 +0000

#10, that comment was made in DC by a viewer on seeing Rosenthals photo.

#27, with all due respect, they are not soldiers, they are Marines.

By: Tantor

Tantor — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:34:03 +0000

In a related story, there is an American search team on Iwo right now looking for the remains of Marine Sergeant William H. Genaust, who filmed the Iwo flag raising while standing next to AP photographer Joe Rosenthal who took the iconic still photo of the raising. Genaust was killed nine days later in a cave on Hill 362A that was being cleared by other Marines. They needed some light to see and Genaust made the mistake of switching on his flashlight, making himself an easy target for the machine gun fire which killed him. The Marines decided it was too dangerous to clear the cave and simply bulldozed the entrance with Genaust's body inside, where it remains today.

By: xplodeit

xplodeit — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:19:00 +0000

Godspeed Charles W. Lindberg.
Semper Fi
R.I.P.

By: laugrat

laugrat — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:49:35 +0000

An account of Cpl Lindberg at Iwo Jima from one of his friends:

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/iwoflag.htm

He deserves every Americans respect and honor. May he rest in peace.

By: Bornin58

Bornin58 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:35:00 +0000

I very well remember my father telling me at a very young age that these soldiers died so that I would live in Freedom.My father made sure I understood that my Freedom came at a terrible cost.A lesson I will never forget.

I salute you sir ! I thank you for the Freedom that I and much of the world has enjoyed for so long.There are so many that are greatfull for your sacrifices and they will mourn your passing.Rest in peace.

Semper Fi.

By: The Amboy Times

The Amboy Times — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:33:03 +0000

Iwo Jima Flag Raiser Dies…

Cross posted from Michelle Malkin. God bless the troops, past and present.Charles W. Lindberg, one of the U.S. Marines who raised the first American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II, has died. He was 86. Lindberg died Sunday…

By: schratboy

schratboy — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:52:05 +0000

Semper Fi
RIP

By: 3Steps

3Steps — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:50:49 +0000

Semper Fi

By: Tantor

Tantor — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:45:13 +0000

One of the best documentaries on Iwo is coming out on DVD: "Iwo Jima: Red Blood, Black Sand" You can pre-order it on Amazon. It explains the battle and shows veterans of Iwo telling their stories and returning to the island where they meet Japanese veterans of the battle. One of the best war documentaries ever made.

By: CC

CC — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:34:52 +0000

Thank you, Marine Lindberg, for your service. You have joined the guys at the Temple Bar to sing the Whiffenpoof song, that my Dad loved so much. But you won’t be forgotten.

(Google The Whiffenpoof Song for lyrics. Best singing version by Edward Woodward).