He spent a second swinging a camera toward the action and clicking, and the rest of his life honoring the heroism of the Marines who fought on Iwo Jima.
While he repeatedly stated that any photographer could have taken that shot, he was glad it was him because his children felt he'd done something worthwhile.
The rest of us think so too. Rest in peace, Mr. Rosenthal.
UPDATE
A video that includes the Bill Genaust footage of the raising.
It's sad to see these guys go..they saved the world, and took pictures of it, too.
Posted by: csason at August 22, 2006 09:43 AMHe was a very decent, self-effacing man. When he talked about the picture he kept the heroism of the Marines in the forefront, and always said anybody could have snapped the pic.
Posted by: Donnah at August 23, 2006 12:04 AM