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President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon at the dedication ceremony of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Virginia, United States.
Dedication ceremony of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (The Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Sculptor Felix de Weldon and photographer Joe Rosenthal shake hands with the statue of flag raising in the background. Chaplain says a prayer at a ceremony. Spectators seated with their hats off. President's car comes own the drive way followed by others. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower walks with Navy personnel. Vice President Richard Nixon talks to a Marine who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Nixon poses with the three survivors of the original flag raising at Iwo Jima. Statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. A sign at the base of the statue reads 'Felix de Weldon 1945-1954'.
Dedication of Marine Corps War Memorial at Quantico Virginia, and sculptor Felix de Weldon working on sculpture for Arlington location.
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial original statue during its unveiling ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia on November 10, 1951 (This is after the statue had been moved from its original Constitution Avenue location in Washington DC in 1947, and subsequently renovated under sculptor de Weldon's supervision while it was in Quantico.). A sign on the memorial reads "Uncommon valor was a common virtue, 1945." Next scenes show sculptor Felix de Weldon as he works to build the larger Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was dedicated in November 1954. Felix de Weldon measuring a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. de Weldon and others on his team work to carve the large war memorial in plaster before it is cast in bronze. Views of the sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima: Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. Brief glimpse of the original flag raising scene on Mount Suribachi in February 1945. Next scene, circa 1954 or 1955, shows the completed Marine Corps War Memorial in bronze, in Arlington Virginia, with Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial landmarks of Washington DC in the background. Close-up views of faces of a young boy, an elderly woman, and a middle aged man who removes his hat. American flag fluttering in the breeze atop the war memorial.
U.S. Marines make an amphibious assault and climb the Mount Suribachi while re-enacting the battle of Iwo Jima 10 years later
The U.S. 3rd Marine Division reenacts the battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific, ten years later. An aircraft in flight. Ships move towards the island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. 3rd Marine Division disembark from a landing craft and advance in land. Soldiers climb Mount Suribachi. Soldiers stand in front of the American flag.
Iwo Jima flag raising photographer Joe Rosenthal and Memorial sculptor Felix Weldon during the dedication in Arlington.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. Sculptor of the Memorial Felix de Weldon talking to a guest. A large crowd in the background. U.S. Marines march with the American and USMC flag. Weldon and photographer who shot the original Iwo Jima flag raising, Joe Rosenthal shaking hands before the Memorial. The Iwo Jima Memorial.
The three surviving members of the Iwo Jima flag raising: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley attend the Memorial dedication.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon addresses the gathering of military personnel and civilians. An American Legionairre posing. Two Marine enlisted men at parade rest. Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who shot the original Iwo Jima flag raising laughs. The three surviving members of the flag raising pose: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. Dignitaries including President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, and U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. stand and salute before the Memorial. A dignitary at the podium. Military personnel and civilians seated during the ceremony.
President Eisenhower and other dignitaries attend a flag raising ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington DC.
A flag raising ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians gathered at the Marine Corps War Memorial also known as Iwo Jima Memorial. An officer raises a flag on the memorial. The President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower and other dignitaries attend the ceremony.