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President Eisenhower dedicates the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia.

The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia, near Rosslyn. The Arlington Towers development, later named River Place, is seen in the background. Military personnel and civilians attend the ceremony. Service men salute. The press and media. Civilian photographers take photographs, record the event and take notes. An NBC Television cameraman recording the event. United States Marines in uniform. The Marine Honor Guard marches, followed by Marine Unit. Officers salute. People observe the Memorial. Officers and dignitaries seated before the Memorial. The dignitaries include President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr., and the three surviving flag raisers: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. President Eisenhower greets a military officer. The Marines with the USMC flag.

Date: 1954, November 10
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021982
A U.S. Marine points out locations of medical units in Iwo Jima, Japan.

Medical units of U.S. military units in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. A marine points out the location of the medical units on a map using his hands and a pencil. He locates the medical units on the map of Iwo Jima while holding small cards giving division and units of evacuation hospitals. The cards read: 'Division Hospital 5th Marine Division', '1st Corps Evacuation Hospital'. A pencil points to the map and the coastal waters of Iwo Jima.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062156
United States battleships bombard the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan as landing crafts approach the coast during World War II.

Invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by United States during World War II. A dual 40 mm gun with men in the gun tube and beach area in the background. LCP (Landing Craft Personnel) swung over side of USS Bayfield by a boom. Part of assault force rendezvousing out in water. Smoke rises from the coast of Iwo Jima and gun barrels in the background. A 30 Caliber Machine gun bombards Mt. Suribachi as smoke rises. Two LCPs alongside each other in water. Battleship and a destroyer underway at sea as a battleship bombards the coast. A battleship bombards the beach of Iwo Jima. A Nevada class battleship bombards the coast. A baker flag flies aboard a LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) Men with grease on their faces. Columns of white smoke rise from the beach of Iwo Jima. A capsized landing craft in water and a battleship in the background. Explosions occur on Mount Suribachi. A LCI -630 (Landing Craft Infantry) at sea.

Date: 1945, February 19
Duration: 3 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059736
Bombardment at the coast as landing crafts head towards Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II.

United States Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan in World War II. LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) off the coast of Iwo Jima as an aircraft flies overhead. Mt. Suribachi in the background. Phosphorus shells burst on th coast of Iwo Jima. LCT (Landing Craft Tank) underway. Explosions occur on the summit of Mt. Suribachi. Invasion fleet off the shore of Iwo Jima. Small landing crafts on their way towards the beach. Aircraft in flight over the area. Battleships and transport ships in the background as landing crafts approach the coast.

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059756
The coast of Iwo Jima,Japan bombarded by battleships during World War II.

Invasion fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean towards Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. A battleship off the coast of Iwo Jima as it fires at the shore. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in the foreground. An LSM (Landing Ship Medium) underway towards the coast of Iwo Jima. A battleship fires at the coast. Smoke rises from the shore. Landing crafts in the foreground as the coast of Iwo Jima is being bombarded.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059775
U.S. forces launch amphibious Assault on Iwo Jima in World War II.

U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima during World War 2. A sailor eats a sandwich. U.S. Landing ship Infantry (LSI) No. 1029, firing rockets at the shore of Iwo Jima. Change of scene to aboard ship further from shore. Mount Suribachi visible in background. Other ships closer to shore. A U.S. Destroyer off the shore. A line of armed landing craft approaching Iwo Jima, headed by LCI-717. Views and closeup of USS Brule (APA-66) . Attack transports USS Cape Johnson (AP-172) and USS Fond du Lac (APA-644). the Destroyer Escort, USS Vammen (DE-644). The camouflaged Light Cruiser, USS Vicksburg (DL-86) bombarding the coast of Iwo Jima with 5 inch and 6 inch guns. A landing craft infantry approaching the shore, firing rockets. Large explosions in the water at a distance. USS LCI-65 returning from the shore. (Note: The ship at the 1:07 - 1:18 sec mark is a Pensacola class heavy cruiser and the ship at the 2:11 - 2:40 sec mark is the battleship USS North Carolina BB 55.)

Date: 1945, February 19
Duration: 3 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062091