'Last Flagraiser' Dies At 86 (Iwo Jima)
'Last Flagraiser' Dies At 86 (Iwo Jima)
WCCO.com ^ | 6/25/07 | WCCO.com
Charles "Chuck" Lindberg, the last surviving flagraiser at Iwo Jima, passed away Sunday morning at Fairview Southdale Hospital.
Lindberg helped raise the first American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His accomplishment was later overshadowed when a replacement flag was raised a few hours later.
He was honored in February 2006 at a military ceremony marking the anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also recently attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Memorial Day at the site of a new veterans memorial in Richfield, Minn.
Lindberg's service and legacy as the last living flagraiser was the subject of an award-winning WCCO-TV documentary in 2005.
The funeral will be held later this week at Fort Snelling Chapel.
Lindberg was 86 years old.
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