▁of ▁the ▁flag st aff . ▁Some ▁Mar ines ▁then ▁stabil ized ▁the ▁flag st aff ▁with ▁three ▁gu y - rop es . ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁combat ▁photograph er ▁Joe ▁Ros ent hal ▁had ▁clim bed ▁up ▁the ▁mountain ▁with ▁two ▁Marine ▁photograph ers ▁( Mar ine ▁S gt . ▁Bill ▁G ena ust ▁and ▁P vt . ▁Robert ▁Campbell ) ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁photograph ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁up . ▁This ▁also ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁black - and - white ▁photograph ▁of ▁the ▁second - flag ▁raising ; ▁Ros enth als ' s ▁second ▁flag ▁raising ▁photograph ▁started ▁appearing ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Other ▁combat ▁photograph ers , ▁including ▁Pf c . ▁George ▁Burn s , ▁an ▁army ▁photograph er ▁( from ▁Y ank ▁Magazine ) ▁and ▁a ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁photograph er , ▁had ▁also ▁clim bed ▁up ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁raising ▁to ▁take ▁pictures , ▁including ▁some ▁of ▁each ▁flag ▁flying . ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Ch and ler ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁I wo ▁J ima ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 ▁and ▁S gt . ▁G ena ust , ▁who ▁fil med ▁the ▁second ▁flag - ra ising ▁in ▁color , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁cave ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 . ▁S gt . ▁Str ank ▁and ▁C pl . ▁Block ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁S ous ley ▁was