Honoring the North Dakota Native Who Helped Raise First Flag at Iwo Jima

Honoring the North Dakota native who helped raise first flag at Iwo Jima

GRAND FORKS — Drew Dodds is on a mission to honor the Grand Forks native who was among the first group of Marines who raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. Cpl. Charles Willard Lindberg is remembered for his role as a member of the Marine Corps patrol that captured the top of Mount Suribachi, but the feat of Lindberg and the others was overshadowed on that day 81 years ago. After Lindberg's group rais…

Honoring Grand Forks native who helped raise first flag at Iwo Jima

Preliminary talks are underway, exploring the possibility of a monument in Veterans Memorial Park to honor Charles Lindberg for heroics in the battle with Japan during WWII.