Marine Corps War Memorial

Marine Corps War Memorial is a sightseeing stop in Arlington, VA, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: free.

Arlington Ridge Park, beside Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA

Why you should go…

The memorial recreates Joe Rosenthal's photograph of six Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Felix de Weldon's bronze figures stand 32 feet tall and lift a 60-foot flagpole over a granite base. It honors every Marine who has died in service since 1775, and the flag flies around the clock by presidential proclamation. The site sits in Arlington Ridge Park beside Arlington National Cemetery.

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What's around here?

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