| It will be interesting to see how Spielberg and Clint Eastwood handle Flags of Our Fathers, which is currently being made.
FoOF's is the story of John Bradley, a corpsman who participated in the 2nd flag raising on top of Mt. Suribachi - he's one of the men in the famous photo.
The story of the battle for Iwo Jima had little to do with the flag raisings on Mt. Surbachi, and Bradley told his family almost nothing of his war experiences. And I fear those two things will be what the movie will be about - the silent hero (genuine) and a flag raising not really done immediately after the summitt had been taken.
My Uncle was a Major who landed at Omaha about 6 hours after the first wave (I'm out of WWII combat relatives), and I think he would have liked Ryan. |