Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-11

and justice for which it stands shall
speedily be extended to all peoples
and all nations!
Il feel that the Associated Press
is to be congratulated for having
given this photograph to the
world. I write to thank you and
the photographer who made it, to
ask if I may have an original print
and to suggest that the Associated
Press formally dedicate it to the
United States Marines who won the
victory that made the photograph
possible"
Mr.. OMahoney next addressed
Postmaster General Frank c.
Walker in letter reading:
Il am sure, like everybody else in
the country, you were nightly i'm
pressed by the Associated Press
photograph of the raising of the
flag on Mount Suribachi This was
not only great news picture, but
moving appeal to the patriotic in
stincts of every citizen.
Il am Enclosing copy of letter
I have written to Kent Cooper Of
the Associated Press in New York
and copy of the story of the pho
tographer who made the picture.
the latter having been furnished
me by Paul Miller of the APP Bureau
here in Washington. My purpose
in writing to you now is to suggest
that out of recognition of the he
rolc performance of the Marines
in the Pacific war and as a memorial
to their yalor and sacrifice, the Post
Office Department issue a comment
orative stamp, with this photograph
as the central design.
I have long thought that spe-
cial stamp should be issued to honor
each branch Of the service. Now
that the opportunity is presented to
portray in such dramatic manner
the victory on Two Jima, I hope
that you may feel inclined to sponsor
the issue"
The Senator likewise sent to 1t.
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, COM
mandant OF the Marine Corps, the
following communication:
The dramatic and deely moving
Associated Press photograph of the
raising of the flag on Suribachi has
prompted me to write to the Asso-
clated Press suggesting that the
photograph be formally dedicated to
the United States Marines, and to
the Postmaster General suggesting
that it be used as the central design
of special stamp concentrating
the achievements and sacrifices of
the gallant soldiers under your
command.
I can add nothing to what I
have said in these two letters except
to assure you that I know the whole
country is inexpressibly proud of
the United States Marine Corps
All three letters were dated yes
terday. They are published in this
space because they are authentic
footnotes to the philatehc history
Of present times.
Joe Rosenthal, an Associated Press
photographer working for the pho
tographic pool on Two Jima, was
the camera artist who made the
original picture, radiod by the Navy
from Guam to San Francisco. The
men shown in the act of raising the
flag on the crest of the extinct vol
cano are Marines of Company E, I'd
Battalion, 18th Regiment, 5th Divi-
sien. one of whom has been identi-
fed as Platoon Sergt. Ernest Ivy
Thomas of Tallahassee, Fla.
Leon J. Bamberger, promotion
chief of R-K-O Radio Pictures,
wants credit for first proposing the
motion picture industry stamp.
Stamp club meetings for the week
are listed as:
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program, exhibition, auction and
bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Shera-
ton Hotel, Fifteenth and L streets
NV. Auction sale of foreign and
domestic stamps and covers.