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Iwo Jima - Marine Corps Memorial
Arlington, Virginia
Memorial based on a photograph by Joseph
Rosenthal, February 23, 1945.
Sculpture by Felix deWeldon 1945-
1954.
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Dedicated to the Marine dead of all wars, and their comrades of other
services who fell fighting beside them.
Created by Felix de Weldon, and inspired by the immortal photograph
taken by Joseph J. Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, atop Mt. Surabachi,
Iwo Jima, volcano islands.
Erected by the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation, with funds provided
by Marines and their friends, and with the cooperation and support of
many public officials.
Dedicated November 10, 1954.
Iwo Jima Memorial with the Capitol and the Washington
Monument in the background.
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