tem sido relembrada como parte da "Iconografia do Século XX" do recentemente falecido "Joe Rosenthal (1911-2006)". E no entanto..."Later it was established that this was not a photograph of the original event. The first flag-raising was photographed by S/Sgt Louis R. Lowery, working for the Marines' magazine Leatherneck". While the ceremony was taking place, a hidden Japanese survivor threw two grenade at the group on the summit. The first grenade blew up the flag; the second fell at the feet of the photographer. Lowery dived down the steep side of the dormant volcano, rolling some 50 feet before he stopped, having dislocated his side and breaking his cameras. Later the same day a second raising of the flag was arranged, using a larger flag. This time a far more powerful an carefully worked-out picture was shot by Rosenthal. It was this second picture, not the one taken by Lowery - which was also preserved - that gained the fame.
At first no one was aware of the subterfuge.
Lowery morreu em 1987 e o seu registo foi este:
Mas "the first flag was too small to be seen by troops elsewhere on the island". Sobreviveu a segunda...
[act. importante: Staged War Photos? Even 'Iwo Jima' Shot Faced Charges: Every few years, until recently, reports and rumors appeared that questioned the photo with some of the same charges heard today, concerning "staging." They were fueled by the fact that a smaller flag had been raised nearby earlier that day on Iwo Jima, captured by a different photographer but rarely seen.
But the theories about the Rosenthal photo were based on flimsy evidence or speculation.
The man most responsible for spreading the story that the picture was staged, the late Time-Life correspondent Robert Sherrod, long ago admitted he was wrong. Columnist Jack Anderson also raised questions, then retracted them. But the rumor persisted.]
