75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima: the Story behind the Iconic Photo

Martha MacCallum : Feb 19, 2020
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] Just as the first photographer Sgt. Louis Lowery snapped his photo, two Japanese soldiers charged out from concealed positions, hurling grenades in a headlong attack. One headed straight for the flag raisers, brandishing his drawn sword. Private First Class James Robeson, who refused to be in the picture, shot him and the Japanese soldier fell head deep into the crater below. The other enemy fighter lobbed his grenade toward Lowery, who vaulted out of his position in the crater and over the rim to avoid it. He slid downward, his arms and legs clawing at the ground, before he landed 50 feet below. The camera smashed, but the precious film was intact. When the photo was developed, he had captured the moment: the flag raisers planting Old Glory as one Marine looks outward, keeping watch, rifle at the ready... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to read this entire article. (Image: via Fox News)