31 May 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
Reading Time: 6 minutesUnited States Marine Corps War Memorial during Independence Day fireworks © Dreamer of Pictures/cc-by-sa-4.0
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in
Arlington County,
Virginia, in the United States. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all
Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. It is located in
Arlington Ridge Park within the
George Washington Memorial Parkway, near the Ord-Weitzel Gate to
Arlington National Cemetery and the
Netherlands Carillon. The memorial was turned over to the
National Park Service in 1955.
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