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WWII veteran who witnessed flag-raising at Iwo Jima dies on way to D-Day commemoration in France
A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way ... War II ...
Photos: The US Marine Corps Memorial was dedicated 65 years ago. A look through the years.
On Nov. 10, 1954, the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Arlington, ...
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After founder’s death, Iwo Jima memorial project is in limbo
The actual memorial depicts the moment six Marines raised a U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, which left about 7,000 Marines ...