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.From：Wikipedia
If this attraction is not following the itinerary of the tour group. It belongs to the itinerary of attractions that may or may not come. It is estimated that you can leave in less than 10 minutes. So, the tour group did not plan to stay here for too long. Immediately go to the next attraction. Basically, I will leave you the time to take pictures, and most of it is to take a look around. It's almost time to assemble! But on the other hand, if it weren't for the tour group itinerary, maybe I wouldn't have come here. Each has advantages and disadvantages!
US Marine Corps War Memorial
Address：Arlington, VA 22209 US
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