Thanks for that, Chuck. Capt Craven certainly seems to have had a
vocation, bless him.
Chris
On 22 Jul 2009, at 02:16, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Funny you should mention that. My wife's uncle (Capt. John Craven)
> who
> retired as Chaplain of the Marine Corps in 1974 was a working chaplain
> on Iwo Jima during the invasion. The family has a photo of him
> standing
> around talking with some other officers with the Suribachi flag in the
> background. He was right there for the raising and the shot of him
> there was done only minutes after Rosenthal's shot. I know Rosenthal
> always insisted that his shot wasn't staged. Unfortunately, I never
> asked Capt. Craven about it not realizing there was a controversy when
> he was still alive. He's been gone now since 2001. He was a pretty
> amazing guy. Very modest but everybody's friend. Not only was he in
> many important places during the second world war and Korea (battle of
> the Chosin Reservoir) but was also the chaplain of the Marine Pacific
> Force during Vietnam and of Bethesda Naval Hospital at the time
> Kennedy
> was assassinated. It was his job to meet the family and friends when
> Kennedy's body was brought there. If you're interested you can read
> about him here: <http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jhcraven.htm>
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