Native son, national icon: Johnstown area joins Slovak village and Marines in saluting Iwo Jima flag-raising hero Strank
Inside a hall in Jarabina, a little Slovak Republic village of about 900 residents, there is a mural of Marines planting a United States flag on inhospitable rocky ground, while comrades raise their guns and arms in celebration.
![Avatar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.pinimg.com/140x140_RS/91/7e/af/917eaf9cdfc0b3d19d9379ae149e6573.jpg)
Chauncerellie