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    United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in...
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    Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly...
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  • participants ran a course through northern Virginia and finished at the Marine Corps War Memorial, becoming the first of thousands of MCM runners over a span of...
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    The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed...
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    John Bradley (United States Navy) (category United States Navy personnel of World War II)
    W. Moreau, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), President, Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation, General Shepherd who presented the memorial to the American people...
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    Felix de Weldon (category United States Navy personnel of World War II)
    sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial, 1954) in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia,...
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    The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp...
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    Joe Rosenthal (category American war photographers)
    one of the best-known photographs of the war, and was replicated as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Joseph Rosenthal...
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    Franklin Sousley (category United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II)
    filmed in color. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, was modeled after the historic photograph of six Marines raising the flag on Iwo...
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    Bridge Marriott. Notable structures include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, and the Netherlands Carillon and Freedom Park offer views of...
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    Harlon Block (category United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II)
    Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Born in Yorktown, Texas, Block joined the Marine Corps with...
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    Rene Gagnon (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    the Seventh War Loan drive. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, is modeled after Rosenthal's photograph of six Marines raising the second...
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    United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (commonly known as "boot camp") is a 13-week program, including in & out-processing, of recruit training that...
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    The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest...
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    Michael Strank (category United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II)
    Before Iwo Jima, Strank served with the Marine Raiders in the Battle of Bougainville. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, was modeled after...
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    United States Marine Corps, the official residence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806, and the main ceremonial grounds of the Corps. It is home...
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    Ira Hayes (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    dedication of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was modeled after the photograph of Hayes and five other Marines raising the second...
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    Revolutionary War Soldier Tomb of the Unknowns United States Marine Corps War Memorial United States Navy Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam Women's...
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  • Henry Oliver Hansen (category United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II)
    1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was a member of the patrol...
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    image that is also preserved by the Marine Corps War Memorial. A replica of the "Iron Mike" statue at Marine Corps Base Quantico stands on the lawn, to...
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    Special Investigations headquarters. A replica of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial stands at one of the entrances to the base. According to the United...
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    John Basilone (category United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II)
    Jima. He was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 3, 1940, after serving...
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    Harold Keller (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    Keller is one of three Marines in the photograph who were not originally identified as flag raisers. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia...
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  • United States Marine Corps is widely varied but unique amongst the branches of the United States Armed Forces. Because members of the Marine Corps are drawn...
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    Harold Schultz (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    Schultz is one of three Marines in the photograph who were not originally identified as flag raisers. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia...
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  • Louis R. Lowery (category United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II)
    National Cemetery in Prince William County, Virginia near the Marine Corps War Memorial. In 2006, Lowery was portrayed by actor David Hornsby in film...
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    The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan...
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    Battle of Belleau Wood (category United States Marine Corps in World War I)
    artist who had also formed the Marine Corps War Memorial outside of Washington, D.C. The memorial honors the 4th Marine Brigade for their bravery here...
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    The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January...
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    The history of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) begins with the founding of the Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting...
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