Fly It High (Original)

This is a song I wrote as a tribute to Charles W. Lindberg. Not the aviator, but the marine at Iwo Jima who was with the FIRST group who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi.
He was a resident of my home state of Minnesota and passed away last week. He was a recipent of the purple heart and the silver star, and the last member of the the flag raising team to die.
I read that when he was asked about a memorial being made for him, he replied, "Please don't make it about me, make it about all vets." So, I tried to remember that as I put this video and song together.
From what I've learned about him, he sounded like he was quite a guy and I would have liked to have known him.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• memorial
• day
• marine
• iwo
• jima
• mount
• suribachi
• american
• flag

[XSpartanProductionsX]

I love the song..5 stars.

[Johnfern99]

Thank you, I appreciate that very much.

[jayrbee60]

Thanks John... Truly a valiant song. At risk of sounding like sniveling idiot, I read the comments and was very moved indeed.

[Johnfern99]

Thanks John, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video. I read through them a while back, and they have the same effect on me.

[rebeldude1865]

Wow man, this is amazing, I don't really know, but at Boot Camp we learned about Iwo Jima. I see my Marines STILL trying to live in the legacy that Marines back then did.

[Johnfern99]

Thanks! After I read your comment about the first flag raising, I wanted you to see this one. Thank you for your service!

[t0ny0ngBayawak]

i feel so sorry for those servicemen (whether Japanese or American) who didn't make it to come back home anymore

[djbonoton]

Thank you for uploading this....no need to say more

[rebeldude1865]

Yeah, it's really good man! Your a good musician, you should get like a record label or something. Aww no prob. I LOVE this stuff ; )

[jealousysbad]

Beautiful...

My Dad (USN) and Uncle (Marine) served in WWII in the Pacific.

My Uncle was on Iwo Jima.

We are so proud of them.