Flags of Our Fathers

James Bradley and Ron Powers

"The book, Flags of our Fathers, was actually - had a book signing in San Francisco about three years ago. The story was about the flag raising at Iwo Jima, which is about the historical picture taken on Mount Suribachi, which is embedded in the Marine Corps history, and being a former Marine, I wanted to hear about the stories. What really interested me in the book signing, when I talked to them, was finding out it was not just about the flag raising, but what brought these people into the war and how they coped with the war afterwards. Because we are a family of Marines, we do - we are faced with challenges of war and also challenges of relating with family or friends after war.

I really can say there's nothing I disliked about it. I was actually really surprised when I read the book, about some of the history that I thought I knew. It was more eye opening than what I had anticipated.

Out of five stars, I would rate the book a five star. I expected it to be a more boring, historical account, maybe about a three-star book, but I did pick it up, met the author, and was really surprised by the emotion and the detailed stories."

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