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Interview

James Bradley talks about the creation of Flags of Our Fathers and offers fascinating insight into such things as Iwo Jima and the connection to John Wayne’s plaque at Grauman’s Theater in Hollywood, the Bond Tour, a moment in history that most readers know nothing about, what his book means to him, and much more.

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How long did the creation of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS take?
In the beginning I didn't conceive of it as a book, it was just a personal search for my father's past. When we found my dad's Iwo memories in those cardboard boxes after his death in January of 1994 I was intrigued.

I phoned Dave Severance, his Captain on Iwo Jima, searching for the reasons my father had been so silent for so long.

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Dave introduced me to other Easy Company survivors and I phoned them. And all the while I was speaking with the other flagraisers' family members. Many years ago in business I started the habi