donderdag, maart 20, 2003
For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he says was captured in a photograph taken by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Joe Rosenthal. Then came the book. Ziehme says the book — "Flags of Our Fathers," published in 2000 — is used by some to claim he's lying about being on that Japanese island mountaintop when one of the most famous military pictures was snapped.
The nearly blind, 80-year-old former Navy medic has a forensic photo expert reviewing old pictures to try to prove he's in a photo of Marines on Iwo Jima. "I would rather face the whole Japanese army than face that book," said Ziehme, his voice choked with emotion. "I hope that, before I die, my name will be cleared again." The book, written by James Bradley and Ron Powers, documents the lives of the six Marines who raised the flag atop Iwo Jima's highest peak on Feb. 23, 1945 — an immortal moment captured by Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, in a Pulitzer Prize-winning picture.
The flag-raisers' commanding officer, retired Marine Col. David Severance, and the book's author say Zieme is an impostor.
Bron: Associated Press
The nearly blind, 80-year-old former Navy medic has a forensic photo expert reviewing old pictures to try to prove he's in a photo of Marines on Iwo Jima. "I would rather face the whole Japanese army than face that book," said Ziehme, his voice choked with emotion. "I hope that, before I die, my name will be cleared again." The book, written by James Bradley and Ron Powers, documents the lives of the six Marines who raised the flag atop Iwo Jima's highest peak on Feb. 23, 1945 — an immortal moment captured by Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, in a Pulitzer Prize-winning picture.
The flag-raisers' commanding officer, retired Marine Col. David Severance, and the book's author say Zieme is an impostor.
Bron: Associated Press
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