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Marine Corps War Memorial – Iwo Jima Memorial

Iwo Jima Memorial in Rosslyn, Virginia

The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Georgetown, recreates one of the most memorable images of World War II: the moment when the Marine Corps’ Fifth Division raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, on the small Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

The memorial’s 32-foot-high statue is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that captured the Marines’ flag-raising on February 23, 1945 — a pivotal moment in the U.S. war campaign in the Pacific. Three survivors of the flag-raising posed for sculptor Felix W. de Weldon, who modeled their faces in clay before casting the statue in bronze.

While the memorial depicts one famous wartime incident, it pays tribute to all U.S. Marines who have given their lives in battle since 1775. The base of the memorial lists names and dates of every principal Marine Corps engagement since the founding of the Corps. You’ll also find a quote from U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz, on the Marines who took Iwo Jima: “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.”

Travel Tips

The U.S. Marine Corps conducts a sunset review parade on memorial grounds, Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., from June through August. Admission is free, and there is a free shuttle bus from the Arlington National Cemetery Visitors Center.

For more on the memorial, visit: www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/usmcwarmemorial.htm.

Travel Information

Marine Corps War Memorial — Iwo Jima Memorial
14th Street North & North Meade Street
Arlington, VA 22209
703.289.2500

Hours: Open to the public year-round, 24 hours a day.

Admission: Free

Parking: Limited zoned parking is available on side streets in Arlington. Visitors may also park at the nearby Arlington National Cemetery Visitors Center, for a small fee.
Metrorail: Orange and Blue Line stops for Rosslyn, Blue Line stop for Arlington National Cemetery

Metrorail: N/A

Nearby Attractions
Pentagon
Arlington National Cemetery

Suggested Tours
Gray Line Bus Tours

Comments

  1. Bob Sharpe says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    I am Irish living in Canada for 45 yrs.Ifinally got to go to Arlington cematery last fall.I was so impressed how you pay tribute to your servics men and women;The whole experience was to say the least spectacular;
    I am going back again in March;

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