▁question ed ▁separately . ▁Ph M 2 c . ▁Brad ley ▁agreed ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁flag - rais ers ▁named ▁by ▁Pf c . ▁G agn on ▁in ▁the ▁photograph ▁including ▁his ▁own . ▁Pf c . ▁Hay es ▁agreed ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ident ities ▁named ▁by ▁Pf c . ▁G agn on ▁except ▁S gt . ▁Hans en , ▁who ▁he ▁said ▁was ▁C pl . ▁Block ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁flag st aff . ▁The ▁Marine ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁told ▁Pf c . ▁Hay es ▁that ▁the ▁ident ities ▁were ▁made ▁public ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁changed , ▁and ▁to ▁not ▁say ▁anything ▁about ▁it ▁anymore ▁( the ▁l t . ▁colon el ▁later ▁denied ▁that ▁Pf c . ▁Hay es ▁ever ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁C pl . ▁Block ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁photograph ). ▁▁ ▁A ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁flag - rais ers ▁began ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁concluded ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁C pl . ▁Block ▁and ▁not ▁S gt . ▁Hans en ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁flag st aff ▁in ▁the ▁Ros ent hal ▁photograph , ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁bl ame ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁anyone ▁in ▁this ▁matter . ▁The ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁second ▁flag - rais ers ▁were ▁confirmed . ▁ ▁The ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁review ▁board ▁looked ▁once ▁more ▁into ▁the ▁ident ities