Flag raised on Iwo Jima by PFC Sousley and fellow Marines

ID: 3974 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
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The flags from the first and second flag-raisings are preserved in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. The second flag, pictured here, was damaged by the high winds at the peak of Suribachi.

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By Alli Bramel
Historical marker #855 in Flemingsburg (Fleming County) honors PFC Franklin Runyon Sousley, who served in the Marine Corps during World War II and was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima.…