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The United States Marine Corps War Memorial also called the Iwo Jima Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It depicts Marines Raising the American Flag over Iwo Jima and is dedicated to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in the defense of the United States since 1775. Print Size 13x19 inches.

Bill Greason did his basic training at Montford Point, N.C., before serving with an all-African American Marine Corps unit that landed on Iwo Jima in World War II. He later played a season of professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals.,

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#USO ....🇺🇸 #TodayInHistory: The iconic Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph was taken 72 years ago today. Did you know that without the attention to detail of a young Marine lieutenant, this powerful image of American patriotism would likely not exist? The incredible story: https://www.uso.org/stories/1959-the-marine-who-carried-his-flag-to-iwo-jima

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