US Marine Corps War Memorial

 


I'm sure you recognize this iconic statue from WWII.  Our next stop was at the US Marine Corps War Memorial.  


Our Marines gathered for a picture.  Remember to look at the camera.  Do we have everyone? 


OK, now we have ....  Remember to look at the camera.


Hey, everyone.  Look at the camera.


What you don't see in the Iwo Jima photo is an armada of 500 ships and swarms of warplanes that made it possible to put three Marine divisions and an Army regiment ashore - more than 110,000 sailors, airmen, soldiers and Marines.


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