The Marine Corps War Memorial (also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia, which was inspired by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi by six Marines on February 23, 1945, was dedicated on November 10, 1954 (179th anniversary of the Marine Corps).
The Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, in Arlington, Virginia, which was inspired by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of six Marines raising a flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, during World War II, was dedicated on November 10, 1954 (the 179th anniversary of the Marine Corps).