My mother's cousins husband was there and standing close by when the "flag raising" picture was taken, making sure none of the enemy were around. He is not in the picture, but knew all the men who were. They were all from his unit. The famous picture was staged, shortly after a smaller flag was raised. The Navy "Corpsman" (medic) that was attached to his platoon is the Navy man that is in the picture and on the monument. (All the "medics" assigned to Marine companies were Navy corpsman at that time. They may still be Navy personnel, but who knows how things are done now in the "modern" military.) He said the guys on monument looked just like his friends as he remembered them. The survivors were invited to attend when the Marine Memorial was dedicated. If I remember right, he said the corpsman was killed on the Island a few days later. There were 12 (or so) in his company were all that survived the island and subsequent battles. He said that his unit was selected to be in the first wave because it was their third landing and they had already cleaned up two other islands during the "island hopping" campaign that was taking place at the time. The dozen or so that were survivors of that first wave on to the island used to hold reunions every couple of years. He told me a year or two before he passed away that there were only 5 left. (He passed away a few years ago.) Being a history buff, I used to talk with him at family reunions about his service in the Pacific after he got so he'd talk about it, which was shortly after the memorial was dedicated. Definitely part of the "greatest generation" that wanted no accolades. He always said "we were just doing our job". He grew up in Chamberlain, SD, and lived in Billings, MT after the war. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)
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