As the flag went up , Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal had just landed on the beach at the foot of Mount Suribachi .
As the flag went up , Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal had just decided that he wanted the flag as a souvenir .
As the flag went up , Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal had just landed on the beach at the foot of Mount Suribachi and decided that he wanted the flag as a souvenir .