Marine Memorial

I woke up early on the morning of July 4 and walked from our hotel over to the Marine Corps War Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial), which is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps who have died in defense of our country since 1775. The design of the massive structure was based on the famous photo taken during the World War II battle of Iwo Jima by photographer Joe Rosenthal. Three of those depicted raising the flag were killed on Iwo Jima during later stages of the battle.