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    Remembering Greeley: The Marine who carried his flag to Iwo Jima [Image 7 of 7]

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    Remembering Greeley: The Marine who carried his flag to Iwo Jima

    BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    10.28.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder  

    Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle

    Barbara Kenney displays a photo of her late father, U.S. Marine 1st Lt. George Greeley Wells, at her home in Bellevue, Washington, Oct. 25, 2014. Greeley served as the adjutant of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, during World War II’s famed Battle of Iwo Jima. He carried the first flag that was raised on Mt. Suribachi, a moment later captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal in the war’s most famous photo. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was featured in James Bradley’s best-selling book “Flags of Our Fathers” and “War Stories with Oliver North,” produced by the retired Marine and Fox News correspondent. Greeley, a native of Lake Forest, Illinois, moved with his family from Harding Township, New Jersey, to Bellevue in the early 2000s. At 94, he passed away in his sleep here Sept. 22, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Reece Lodder)

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    Date Taken: 10.28.2014
    Date Posted: 11.20.2014 13:20
    Photo ID: 1667695
    VIRIN: 141028-M-MM918-002
    Resolution: 2100x1400
    Size: 3.11 MB
    Location: BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, US
    Hometown: BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, US
    Hometown: HARDING, NEW JERSEY, US
    Hometown: LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, US

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