Marine Corps War Memorial
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"Great to visit at least once"
We live right across from the Marine Corp memorial. My son and I have only really been down once. Embarresed to say, but it is something that you should take your family to experiance. It is a great piece of history. You never really think the memorial is that big until ou are right up on it. On Tuesdays during the summer and good weather you can enjoy the Marine Copr Band playing music on the lawn. If you go on the weekend you will see lots of people lounging around having picnics, playing frisbee with their dogs, flying kites. Just having fun. Lots of land to run around but limited parking.
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This Marine Corps memorial, commonly referred to as the Iwo Jima Memorial, can be reached from Arlington National Cemetery. (Ask at the cemetery’s visitor center for directions.)
The capture of Iwo Jima, a noted incident in World War II, was immortalized on film when news photographer Joe Rosenthal photographed five marines and one Navy corpsman raising a large American flag. Felix W. de Weldon’s sculpture of that scene honors not only those marines who fought in World War II but every marine who has died defending America since 1775.
The Netherlands Carillon, a gift from the Dutch people in gratitude for American aid during World War II, is adjacent to the memorial. Carillon concerts are held on national holidays and on Saturdays. In May and September the concerts are from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and in June, July, and August, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Children may not be thrilled by the concerts, but they (and you) can go up in the tower to watch the carilloneur perform, which they may find interesting. There’s also a good view of Washington from up there, too.
In the summer, from June through mid-August, the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon present an hour-long Sunset Parade every Tuesday evening beginning at 7:00 p.m. This is open to the pulic, no charge and no reservations. The precision drill, solemn and fascinating, enchants children.
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