Arlington Cemetery, VA: Iwo Jima Statue & Iwo Jima Memorial
Arlington Cemetery, VA: Iwo Jima Statue & Iwo Jima Memorial: "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal and it caused an immediate sensation. Hundreds of artisans worked 8 years to create the Iwo Jima Monument. It is the world’s tallest bronze statue, standing at 78 feet high, with each figure at 32 feet high.
