You know there is actually some controversy whether or not Bradley took part in the first flag raising as well as the second. There was an article about this in the March 2007 issue of World War II Magazine. The evidence is the set of photographs taken by Marine photographer Louis Lowery, the same man that took the photo of the flag raising above. Some of the signs in the photographs that identify Bradley are his medical bracelet and his unit 3 medical pouch. Chuck Lindberg denied that Bradley took part in the first flag raising.

On a related note, Lindberg may not have been the last survivor. Radioman Raymond Jacobs is believed to have taken part in the first flag raising and has been trying to prove it for years.