Stars and Stripes Forever…
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With Iwo Jima cropping up in the public consciousness again via the film Flags of our Fathers, you may remember that there was a less famous flag-raising that took place on the embattled Pacific island. It was supposedly the official, first flag-raising. Now we don’t want to get into a squabble about this. But those who want to be different can buy a signed copy of this other flag raising at Acorn Online, a gift purveyor with an ecelectic collection of items for history buffs, readers, nature-lovers and fans of British TV. How important is this image? History will tell.












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