The Iwo Jima Memorial represents the Americans who raised the American Flag on , at that time , Japanese enemy territory . The flag raising symbolized the efforts and the sacrfices the US made during WW2 to carry the war to the Japanese .
Five US Marines (Rene Gagnon - Ira Hayes - Harlon Block- Franklin Sousley - Michael Strank) and one Navy Corpman (John Bradley) raised the flag and was captured in an iconic photograph by photographer Joe Rosenthal .
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The Iwo Jima Memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died in defense of the nation. It was unveiled on November 10, 1954.
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The address of the Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation Inc is: Po Box 310516, Newington, CT 06131-0516
the iwo jima memorial can be found in this city: Washington D. C :)The Iwo Jima Memorial is located near the Arlington cemetery.
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The Iwo Jima Memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died in defense of the nation. It was unveiled on November 10, 1954.
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the Iwo Jima Memorial
The common name for the Marine Corps Memorial is the Iwo Jima Memorial. It portrays the placing of the American flag on the Island of Iwo Jima in 1944.
Photos were taken of the Marines who placed the US Flags on the flag pole at the top of the mountain on Iwo Jima. Those photos became very famous. A memorial was created in 1954 to commemorate the horrible battles on Iwo Jima and all the men who fought and died there. The memorial is in Washington DC.
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Washington, DC