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Marine Corps War Memorial

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2018 10 31 15 25 21 The west side of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia
2018 10 31 15 25 21 The west side of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. It is located in Arlington Ridge Park within the George Washington Memorial Parkway, near the Ord-Weitzel Gate to Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon. The memorial was turned over to the National Park Service in 1955. The war memorial was inspired by the iconic 1945 photograph of six Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II taken by Associated Press combat photographer Joe Rosenthal. Upon first seeing the photograph, sculptor Felix de Weldon created a maquette for a sculpture based on the photo in a single weekend at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, where he was serving in the Navy. He and architect Horace W. Peaslee designed the memorial. Their proposal was presented to Congress, but funding was not possible during the war. In 1947, a federal foundation was established to raise funds for the memorial.

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Marine Corps War Memorial
North Meade Street, Arlington

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Arlington Ridge Park (USMC War Memorial & Netherlands Carillon)

North Meade Street
22209 Arlington
Virginia, United States
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2018 10 31 15 25 21 The west side of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia
2018 10 31 15 25 21 The west side of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia
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