. ▁Hans en ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁C pl . ▁Lind berg ▁was ▁wounded ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Second ▁flag ▁raising ▁▁ ▁Two ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi , ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁leaders ▁decided ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁flag ▁to ▁be ▁better ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi ▁by ▁the ▁thousands ▁of ▁Mar ines ▁fighting ▁there ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁island , ▁another ▁larger ▁flag ▁should ▁be ▁flow n ▁on ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi ▁( L t . ▁Colonel ▁Ch and ler ▁Johnson ▁also ▁wanted ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁flag ▁for ▁his ▁batt alion ). ▁On ▁orders ▁from ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Ch and ler , ▁Captain ▁Sever ance ▁ordered ▁S gt . ▁Michael ▁Str ank ▁a ▁rif le ▁squad ▁leader ▁from ▁Second ▁Pl ato on , ▁to ▁take ▁three ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁his ▁squad ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁second ▁flag . ▁Str ank ▁chose ▁Corpor al ▁Har lon ▁Block , ▁Private ▁First ▁Class ▁Ira ▁Hay es , ▁and ▁Private ▁First ▁Class ▁Franklin ▁S ous ley . ▁Private ▁First ▁Class ▁R ene ▁G agn on , ▁a ▁Second ▁Battalion ▁runner ▁( m essen ger ) ▁for ▁E ▁Company , ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁replacement ▁flag ▁up ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁return ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁which ▁was ▁flying ▁on ▁top ▁to ▁the ▁batt alion ▁adj ut ant . ▁ ▁Once ▁Pf c . ▁G agn on , ▁and