United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington Ridge Park, Arlington, VA
**Arlington Ridge Park** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 09000688, date listed 9/4/2009
NW corner of N. Meade St. and Marshall Dr.
Arlington, VA (Arlington County)
"In honor and in memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since November 10, 1775."
On the morning of February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions invaded Iwo Jima after an ineffective 72-hour bombardment. The 28th Regiment of the 5th Division, was ordered to capture Mount Suribachi. They reached the base of the mountain on the afternoon of February 21 and, by nightfall the next day, had almost completely surrounded it. On the morning of February 23, Marines of Company E, 2nd Battalion, started the tortuous climb up the rough terrain to the top. At about 10:30 am men all over the island were thrilled by the sight of a small American flag flying from atop Mount Suribachi. That afternoon, when the slopes were clear of enemy resistance, a second, larger flag was raised in the same location.
Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press caught the afternoon flag-raising in an iconic photograph that eventually won a Pulitzer Prize. Sculptor Felix W. de Weldon, then on duty with the US Navy, was so moved by the image that he constructed first a scale model and then a life-size model of it.
Thirty-two foot high figures are shown raising a 60-foot bronze flagpole. The flag flies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by presidential proclamation.
The entire cost of the statue ($850,000) was donated by US Marines, friends of the Marine Corps, and members of the Naval Service. No public funds were used for this memorial. (1)
For more info see the NRHP Nomination Form: s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
References (1) GW Memorial Parkway NPS www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/usmcwarmemorial.htm
United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington Ridge Park, Arlington, VA
**Arlington Ridge Park** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 09000688, date listed 9/4/2009
NW corner of N. Meade St. and Marshall Dr.
Arlington, VA (Arlington County)
"In honor and in memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since November 10, 1775."
On the morning of February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions invaded Iwo Jima after an ineffective 72-hour bombardment. The 28th Regiment of the 5th Division, was ordered to capture Mount Suribachi. They reached the base of the mountain on the afternoon of February 21 and, by nightfall the next day, had almost completely surrounded it. On the morning of February 23, Marines of Company E, 2nd Battalion, started the tortuous climb up the rough terrain to the top. At about 10:30 am men all over the island were thrilled by the sight of a small American flag flying from atop Mount Suribachi. That afternoon, when the slopes were clear of enemy resistance, a second, larger flag was raised in the same location.
Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press caught the afternoon flag-raising in an iconic photograph that eventually won a Pulitzer Prize. Sculptor Felix W. de Weldon, then on duty with the US Navy, was so moved by the image that he constructed first a scale model and then a life-size model of it.
Thirty-two foot high figures are shown raising a 60-foot bronze flagpole. The flag flies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by presidential proclamation.
The entire cost of the statue ($850,000) was donated by US Marines, friends of the Marine Corps, and members of the Naval Service. No public funds were used for this memorial. (1)
For more info see the NRHP Nomination Form: s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
References (1) GW Memorial Parkway NPS www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/usmcwarmemorial.htm