The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their
Marine Corps War Memorial
The original 1945 photograph
The six Marine flag-raisers depicted on the memorial: #1, Cpl. Harlon Block (KIA) #2, Pfc. Harold Keller #3, Pfc. Franklin Sousley (KIA) #4, Sgt. Michael Strank (KIA) #5, Pfc. Harold Schultz #6, Pfc. Ira Hayes
Felix de Weldon (left) puts the finishing touches on the full-size plaster model in his studio in Washington, D.C. The model was cut into 108 pieces, which were then sand-cast in bronze and welded at Bedi-Rassy Art Foundry in Brooklyn—a process that took nearly 3.5 years.
Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr. was a General in the United States Marine Corps, 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Navy Cross recipient, veteran of World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
Shepherd with Richard Nixon, 1954