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Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley with Ron Powers — WisdomDeck honest review
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Flags of Our Fathers

by James Bradley with Ron Powers

The six men in the Iwo Jima flag photograph, told by the son of one of them, and what fame and war did to them. Moving and honest about heroism's cost.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Heroes are made by others' needs.
  2. Quiet men carry the most.
  3. Ask your father before it is too late.

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