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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
On Sunday, Feb. 23, more than 50 World War II veterans and community members gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo ...
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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
The ceremony honored the service of all WWII veterans, including Monticello native Sgt. Ernest “Boots” Thomas, who led the charge up the mountain with only a knife in hand to plant the flag on ...