Iwo Jima: Mt. Suribachi photo not all that it seems

[RDKirk]

Again, proving my point. There is no way to disprove a negative (Bradley not being in the picture) other than to point out that Bradley never denied being there and nobody else claims to have been there. Different photos taken at different times have some variation in detail.

And, outside of Bradley, who gained anything? Maybe the "real guy" and Bradley agreed to carry on the error because "real guy" was shy.

##BTW, I had trouble with the Blaze link (The Blaze apparently causes nausea and vomiting in my computer), so I went to another source, which might or might not be exactly the same.

Bradley claim to his death having been in the picture. There was more than one "take," and it's likely the Marines changed positions from one image to another (such as from one side of the pole to the other). It's quite possible he was in it--accurately and truly recalling his participation--without accurately recalling exactly which person was him in the particular image that was finally chosen.

 

[prov1810]

They were able to raise that flag because of what the Marines did there. 6,821 American servicemen gave their lives at Iwo Jima.

 

[keith99]

Again, proving my point. There is no way to disprove a negative (Bradley not being in the picture) other than to point out that Bradley never denied being there and nobody else claims to have been there. Different photos taken at different times have some variation in detail.

And, outside of Bradley, who gained anything? Maybe the "real guy" and Bradley agreed to carry on the error because "real guy" was shy.

##BTW, I had trouble with the Blaze link (The Blaze apparently causes nausea and vomiting in my computer), so I went to another source, which might or might not be exactly the same.

Nobody else claiming to have been there is not all that significant in this instance.

It seems 3 of the people identified in the photo died within a few days of the photo being taken.

 

[Archivist]

Which still proves it a staged photo. The photographer himself asserts that particular image was the result of several "takes."

But it was not a staged photo. In fact the photographer almost missed taking it.

 

[cow451]

Nobody else claiming to have been there is not all that significant in this instance.

It seems 3 of the people identified in the photo died within a few days of the photo being taken.

How many Seal Team members have claimed to be the one having shot Bin Laden? But then, times were different.

 

[Redac]

That's like asking what Mona Lisa's real name was.

We actually do know her real name, though. Lisa Gherardini.

Lisa del Giocondo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Sistrin]

The nice thing about a conspiracy theory is that one only has to point out a few discrepancies. Nevermind explaining how a myriad of other information doesn't support said theory.

I think HYDRA is behind it.

 

[Sistrin]

How many Seal Team members have claimed to be the one having shot Bin Laden? But then, times were different.

I thought Obama shot Bin Laden.

"The Man Who Shot Osama Bin Laden" - YouTube

 

[Tallguy88]

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