'Two of our men found a great big long pole up there, about 20-feet long. And the first thing Lindberg and five others did was put up the flag. Schrier a flag, and said, 'if you get to the top, raise it.' Chandler Johnson, the battalion commander. 'And then they came and said, 'you're going to start climbing in the morning.' That's kind of a jittery night we had.

After several days of fighting and thousands of casualties, the Marines reached the base of the mountain. He carried 5 gallons of jellied gasoline on his back, and shot fire into tunnels where the Japanese were hiding. But Lindberg made it off and pushed toward Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island. I found out later their plan was to put us on the beach and annihilate us,' he said. They mortared us up and down the beach - they had it all synchronized - they could walk 'em right up and down the beach. 'We hit that beach that morning - the 19th of February - and boy did we get a surprise.

He says Iwo Jima was bombed for 72 days before the Marines arrived, and he thought the battle would be a cinch. to midnight seven days a week when he find enough employees.Minnesotan Charles Lindberg, who's not related to the famous aviator, was one of six Marines who reached the top of Mount Suribachi and raised the first flag that day. He eventually wants to be open from 8 a.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but reopens from 5 p.m. The Oil Rig Bar & Grill is open from 8 a.m. He said he hopes to extend his nighttime hours once he finds enough employees to staff the hours. I've got a lot of investment in this whole deal, and now that I'm open I'm limited on how many hours I'm working because I can't work all the time and I can't expect my employees to work all the time.'ĭespite the employee shortage, Rowe said his weekend business has been good so far. 'I've never had any trouble getting people to work for me until now. 'I've never experienced such an employee shortage in my life,' Rowe said. Rowe only has a bartender and a cook, with family members filling the other positions.īesides the Oil Rig and the Bremen Cafe, Rowe also owned a Columbus restaurant for 15 years called Victorian's Midnight Cafe. He can't find enough people to work, so he can't be open as many hours has he'd like. Rowe is facing a problem many other businesses are facing, however, has he starts his business. Rowe said he's also testing pizza crusts to add pizza the menu, but hasn't found the right crust yet. 'We're not going into a full comfort dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy. 'That's our staple for the evening,' Rowe said of the burger and fries. The new business features breakfast items and burgers and fries mostly. The bar top is olive green with a depiction of Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima.

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