About "The Quiet Hero" ...
Just who is George Wahlen, and why are Bob Dole and Orrin Hatch teaming up to help tell this 60 year old story?
Why do you consider George Wahlen the greatest living American Hero?
Why haven’t we heard of George Wahlen before now?
What is the Medal of Honor, and what is its significance? (officially, the medal is called the Medal of Honor, and not the Congressional Medal of Honor.)
Why did President Bush need to sign special legislation to permit the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City to named in honor of Mr. Wahlen?
James Bradley talks about George Wahlen in his book Flags of our Fathers. How did Mr. Bradley's visit help Mr. Wahlen decide to come forward and tell his story?
Your book has some very gruesome pictures, for example there’s one of a dismembered body part, and some other very graphic pictures of dead Marines. Why was it important to use these pictures? Aren’t you afraid of offending the families of these deceased Marines? Was it difficult to get permission to print such graphic photos?
Tom Brokaw used the term of “the Greatest Generation” to describe the World War II generation. Is that term accurate or divisive?
About Iwo Jima...
Aside from the famous picture of the flag raising, what should people remember about the battle for Iwo Jima? Why is it still relevant today?
What strikes you about the men who fought on Iwo Jima?
What is the most common mis-conception about the battle for Iwo Jima?
Do you see any parallels between the conflict in Iraq and the battle for Iwo Jima?
