ater , ▁the ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁about ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 ▁by ▁L t . ▁Sch rier , ▁Pl ato on ▁Serge ant ▁Ernest ▁Thomas , ▁Serge ant ▁Henry ▁Hans en , ▁and ▁C pl . ▁Lind berg . ▁See ing ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁colors ▁immediately ▁caused ▁loud ▁che ers ▁from ▁the ▁Mar ines , ▁sail ors , ▁and ▁Coast ▁Gu ards men ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁I wo ▁J ima ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁ships ▁near ▁the ▁beach . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁ter r ific ▁wind s ▁and ▁soft ▁ground ▁on ▁the ▁mount aint op , ▁Ph M 2 c . ▁John ▁Brad ley , ▁E asy ▁Company ' s , ▁Third ▁Pl ato on ▁corps man , ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁with ▁Private ▁Phil ▁Ward ▁to ▁help ▁make ▁the ▁flag st aff ▁stay ▁vertical . ▁ ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Lou ▁Low ery , ▁a ▁Marine ▁photograph er ▁for ▁ ▁" Le ather ne ck ▁Magazine " ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁photograph er ▁who ▁accompanied ▁the ▁pat rol , ▁took ▁several ▁photos ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁raised . ▁The ▁last ▁photo ▁he ▁took ▁was ▁before ▁a ▁Japanese ▁gr en ade ▁almost ▁killed ▁him ▁( his ▁camera ▁was ▁broken ). ▁The ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁photos ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁in ▁Le ather ne ck ▁Magazine . ▁Pl ato on ▁S gt . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁S gt