tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post3139185205714928615..comments2023-06-28T04:30:57.146-04:00Comments on By The Brook: In RemembranceKithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-30868177314755402372008-05-27T16:48:00.000-04:002008-05-27T16:48:00.000-04:00Recently, the last of the "real" or first flag rai...Recently, the last of the "real" or first flag raisers on Iwo Jima passed away. There were two flag raisings (the famous photos were from the second raising) and the story aired awhile back on CBS. Chuck Lindberg, the last of the first flag raisers, lived here in the Twin Cities. You can read a little about it here:<BR/>http://www.mediatechnics.com/iwo-jima-the-last-flag-raiser-dvd.php<BR/><BRswissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091563100968996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-52161329504375527642008-05-27T06:02:00.000-04:002008-05-27T06:02:00.000-04:00I think if he hadn't been a priest, he could easil...I think if he hadn't been a priest, he could easily have been a film star! A bit of a Tyrone Power type! I prayed to him for a while for the FOTL, because he knew how to handle men. I think I might get back on to him.the mother of this lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173598381711792094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-48661975954404837302008-05-26T22:18:00.000-04:002008-05-26T22:18:00.000-04:00Jackie - oh yeah! I read Fr. Capodanno's biograph...Jackie - oh yeah! I read Fr. Capodanno's biography about 5 years ago. My husband's brother was stationed at the same base as the chaplain who wrote it, and he sent everyone a signed copy. It's an incredible story. He's another one whose eyes, even in old photos, tell so much about his soul.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-22640830904080933452008-05-26T17:56:00.000-04:002008-05-26T17:56:00.000-04:00Kit, have you seen the programme on EWTN about 'Th...Kit, have you seen the programme on EWTN about 'The Grunt Padre'? I found out about him last year, but they've just made this new, wonderful, tear-jerking programme. Watch it if you get a chance.the mother of this lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173598381711792094noreply@blogger.com