Joe Rosenthal took the iconic photograph of the Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... aising.jpg
70 years ago today
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earendel
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70 years ago today
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Re: 70 years ago today
Let me recommend Flags of Our Fathers
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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thguy65
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Re: 70 years ago today
This photo was the subject of Question 7 in my stack for "It's Your Chance of a Lifetime" (34 min mark on the video)
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- Tim H.