One of the essential beauties of Joe Rosenthals Pulitzer Prize winning photograph is that the soldiers are posed facing away from camera thus making them "Everymen" for the Allies. Because of this, as I worked with their Art Director on the initial concept, she was concerned that my characters would not be identifiable as the recognizable individuals that they are with this pose.
At our next meeting, when I showed her how I could flip and adjust the iconic pose, with this rough made in Lightwave...
I got the Greenlight for this cover illustration ASAP!!!