On Friday, May 3, the memorial will host a screening of the 1949 film Sands of Iwo Jima, starring John Wayne (see movie trailer, above). The public is invited to bring a lawn chair to the ...

The memorial was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower Nov. 10, 1954, on the 179th U.S. Marine Corps birthday. RELATED STORIES March 22, 2024 Army awards Next Generation Squad Weapon ...

Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon posed for the Marine Corps War Memorial, a bronze statue that sits just outside Washington, D.C., and features 32-foot figures and a 60-foot flagpole.

A version of the well-known Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture - officially known as the Marine Corps War Memorial - stands in front of the Veterans Memorial Building on May's Island in Cedar Rapids ...

No, there's no 'extra hand' on the Marine Corps War Memorial The popular myth may speak to the enduring power of the statue. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app.