▁S gt . ▁Str ank ▁with ▁his ▁three ▁Mar ines ▁who ▁were ▁carrying ▁communication ▁wire ▁( or ▁supplies ), ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁top , ▁Pf c . ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁S ous ley ▁found ▁a ▁Japanese ▁steel ▁pipe ▁to ▁attach ▁the ▁flag ▁on . ▁After ▁the ▁two ▁Mar ines ▁took ▁the ▁pipe ▁to ▁S gt . ▁Str ank ▁and ▁C pl . ▁Block ▁near ▁the ▁first ▁flag , ▁the ▁second ▁flag ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁it . ▁As ▁the ▁four ▁Mar ines ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁flag , ▁S gt . ▁Str ank ▁y elled ▁out ▁for ▁two ▁ ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁L t . ▁Sch rier ' s ▁pat rol ▁( P fc . ▁Sch ult z ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁K eller ) ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁raise ▁it . ▁Under ▁L t . ▁Sch rier ' s ▁orders , ▁the ▁second ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁S gt . ▁Str ank , ▁C pl . ▁Block , ▁Pf c . ▁Hay es , ▁Pf c . ▁S ous ley , ▁Pf c . ▁Sch ult z , ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁K eller , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁flag st aff ▁was ▁lower ed ▁by ▁Pf c . ▁G agn on ▁and ▁three ▁Mar ines . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁flag st aff ▁in ▁a ▁vertical ▁position , ▁the ▁four ▁Mar ines ▁held ▁it ▁while ▁rocks ▁were ▁added ▁by ▁Pf c . ▁Sch ult z ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁K eller ▁( and ▁others ) ▁around ▁the ▁base