Iwo Jima War Memorial

320 Iwo Jima Boulevard, 78550, Harlingen
Texas, United States of America

This memorial is located at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. This memorial was used as the model for the [towid]8726,memorial in Arlington[/towid]. There is also a small museum with artefacts from the Battle of Iwo Jima and the history of the men in the statue. The men in the memorial are: Sgt Michael Strank, Cpl Harlon Block, PFC Franklin Sousley, PFC Rene Gagnon, PFC Ira Hayes and PM2 John Bradley.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries

Photo(s): J. Stephen Conn