▁of ▁the ▁six ▁second ▁flag - rais ers ▁in ▁Ros ent hal ' s ▁photograph , ▁this ▁time ▁con cluding ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁Harold ▁Sch ult z ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁photograph ▁and ▁John ▁Brad ley ▁was ▁not . ▁Franklin ▁S ous ley , ▁not ▁Sch ult z , ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁initially ▁as cribed ▁to ▁Brad ley ▁( four th ▁from ▁left ) ▁in ▁the ▁photograph ▁and ▁Sch ult z ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁S ous ley ' s ▁former ▁position ▁( second ▁from ▁left ) ▁in ▁the ▁photograph . ▁The ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁flag - rais ers ▁were ▁confirmed . ▁Sch ult z ▁did ▁not ▁ever ▁say ▁public ly ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁flag - ra iser ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁photograph . ▁▁ ▁A ▁third ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁second ▁flag - rais ers ▁concluded ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁that ▁Harold ▁K eller ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Ros ent hal ' s ▁photograph ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁R ene ▁G agn on ▁( fif th ▁from ▁left ). ▁G agn on ▁who ▁carried ▁the ▁larger ▁second ▁flag ▁up ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi , ▁helped ▁lower ▁the ▁first ▁flag st aff ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁first ▁flag ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁second ▁flag ▁was ▁raised . ▁The ▁ident ities ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁flag ▁ra is ers ▁including ▁Sch ult z ▁were ▁confirmed . ▁Like ▁Sch ult z , ▁K eller ▁did ▁not ▁ever ▁say ▁public ly