Friday, June 14, 2013

Auctioning Off Iwo Jima

I didn't know the Japanese economy was that bad.... 

‘‘It’s an incredibly iconic image of bravery. It immediately captured Americans’ imaginations, their hopes for victory and their fears at a difficult time.’’ -- Marci Reaven, vice president of historic exhibits at the New York Historical Society.

And it was a distortion, the flags of our fathers -- just like the rest of the history I've been taught.