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Marines correct ID of second man who raised flag at Iwo Jima

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Marines correct ID of second man who raised flag at Iwo JimaThe Marine Corps on Thursday corrected the identity of a second man in the iconic photograph of U.S. forces raising an American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Rene Gagnon, as had long been believed, but Cpl. Harold P. Keller, the Marines said in a statement, noting that Gagnon did help obtain the flag.

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