The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day:

Many Texans know that Harlan Block, a Texan, is the man planting the flag on the far right in the famous photo of the marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Sadly, Block was killed in action just a week… pic.twitter.com/1Otc6lFrCW

— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) May 12, 2023