FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS IWO JIMA FILMING
Clint Eastwood, director of "Flags of Our Fathers", a movie based on the life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, talks with cast members on the set at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, on Aug. 8 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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