Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) in Arlington, Virginia by Felix W de Weldon, Horace W Peaselee, Joseph Rosenthal located in James M. Goode's Virginia Suburbs

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The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) in Arlington, Virginia, is a bronze sculpture by Felix W. de Weldon, Horace W. Peaselee, and Joseph Rosenthal. It commemorates the raising of the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II and honors the United States Marine Corps. Located near the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station, it is a major military and historical attraction in the Virginia suburbs north of Washington, D.C. The memorial is documented in James M. Goode's Washington Sculpture and is cataloged by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.