The first flag was brought ashore by Lt. George Greeley Wells, adjutant of 2/28, having acquired it from the transport Missoula before transferring to an LST. The second flag was obtained from LST 799 on the beach by a corporal nicknamed "Wabbit" who had been ordered to find a flag to replace the first one because Col. Chandler, the battalion commander, didn't want anybody stealing it for a souvenir. Both flags are in the Marine Corps Museum near Quantico, being put on display alternately to minimize their exposure to light. From Rosenthal's photo and Genaust's movie of the second flag raising, it looks like all 6 Marines were wearing helmets - and that's how they're portrayed in de Weldon's memorial in Arlington.