Harlon Block
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Harlon Henry Block was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Marine Corps recruit photo of Block in 1943
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mt. Suribachi. Block (backside) is helping to plant the flagstaff he helped raise.
Joe Rosenthal's "Gung Ho" photo. Block's face is hidden, and he is unlabeled, but the top of his head is visible, center, behind Sgt. Henry Hansen, (soft cap)
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
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Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same
Harlon Block
…Block's military decorations and awards include: Block is played by American actor Benjamin Walker in the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Lorenz. His parents are portrayed by Christopher Curry and Judith…
Theatrical release poster