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    Marine Memorial on Mount Suribachi [Image 2 of 3]

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    Marine Memorial on Mount Suribachi

    NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, JAPAN

    05.17.2014

    Photo by Seaman Ryan Greene 

    Naval Air Facility Atsugi

    A memento is left by an unknown visitor to the Marine Memorial on Mount Suribachi. The memorial was created in honor of the the flag raising in March of 1945. The flag, raised twice the morning of March 23, 1945 was to signal to the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal that the Marines of the 2nd Battalion had captured the island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan G. Greene/Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.17.2014
    Date Posted: 05.18.2014 21:59
    Photo ID: 1350934
    VIRIN: 140517-N-EI558-131
    Resolution: 7360x4912
    Size: 1.34 MB
    Location: NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, JP

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