
3.4“A single shot can end the war.”/ October 19, 2006
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
“A single shot can end the war.”

John 'Doc' Bradley

Rene Gagnon

Ira Hayes

Keyes Beech

Curated based on cinematic style, tone, and audience acclaim
Bud Gerber

Mike Strank

Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski

Hank Hansen

Colonel Chandler Johnson

Captain Severance

Pauline Harnois

James Bradley