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Well, the minute we got up on top we set our line of fire [defensive perimeter firing positions] up, the Lieutenant in charge placed the machine guns where he wanted them, had our rifle men spotted [positioned] and immediately we sent patrols to the right and to the left [on the slopes]. We went up the mountain almost in the middle so consequently we sent patrols around to the right and left to take care of any Japs that might come out. When we got there I was with the group that swung to the left and immediately the Lieutenant sent a man around to look for a piece of staff [i.e., a flagpole] that we could put the American flag on. And the Japs had some old pipes that were laying around there, they used these pipes to run water down below the mountain. And we used this Jap pipe and we attached the American flag on there and we put it up. And Joe Rosenthal happened to be there at the right time. He came up a little while after we were on top and much to his surprise the picture that is now so famous....the Flag Raising on Mount Suribachi.
Warren Joe Daiker -served in the service -also my grandfather - alive and healthy
I go through old pictures. I see two young men. There they are, by that huge war ship, smiling. My grandfather has never told me anything about the war. He never told his own kids either. I've learned his story through pictures. When we went to Branson, my dad took him to a veteran's museum. My dad asked, '' Do you know any people who worked with you?'' My grandpa said his name and sure enough, there it was. ''He was a good friend. . . '' he said. My dad told me later he started to cry. . . and he knew that he wanted to go after that.
