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Iwo Jima Exhibit
This is the actual flag...
Each pin represents a Marine or Navy death...
National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Jefferson Davis Highway . Triangle . VA . 22172
Our World Tuesday
Iwo Jima Exhibit
This is the actual flag...
Each pin represents a Marine or Navy death...
National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Jefferson Davis Highway . Triangle . VA . 22172
Our World Tuesday
i really enjoy these shots you have been sharing ... enjoy the flag shot ... i have seen that for years ... such a big piece. i am not sure what word to use there. can it be a favorite? amazing how a photo can hold such emotions. a moment in time. priceless. ( :
ReplyDeleteAn interesting place!
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see all those 'pins' Tanya.. When you see them like that its hard not to despair for all those lost lives. It's really worthwhile for young people to visit these museums I think.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see all those 'pins' Tanya.. When you see them like that its hard not to despair for all those lost lives. It's really worthwhile for young people to visit these museums I think.
ReplyDeleteThe last image just shows the futility of war. Great images Tanya.
ReplyDeleteMersad
Mersad Donko Photography
That flag has seen a lot.
ReplyDeleteThe iconic American flag beautifully photographed and ,preserved.
ReplyDeleteWow, seeing those pins, SO surreal and sad.
ReplyDeleteLove that original flag....if it could speak....
the pins... the flag... touching.
ReplyDeleteIsn't amazing that they still have the actual flag. All those pins, so many lives. A very poignant post Tanya.
ReplyDeleteVery poignant.
ReplyDeleteThe pins really bring it home just how hard that fight was. The flag certainly deserves such a place of honour.
ReplyDeleteA very touching post/photos; thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up (again). Wonderful series you have put together over recent days. Touching, indeed.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flags... and so many pins!
ReplyDeleteSo the real flag still exists! And does not look as bad as I would have thought. I love your first picture of the flag through the glass
ReplyDeleteGood that it survived (the flag). Too many pins...
ReplyDeleteSome very moving imagines today...
ReplyDeleteI've always like the flag raising scene whether in print or as a monument.
ReplyDeleteHow awesome to see the actual flag from that scene. I am just now catching up on all your pictures from the museum. They are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDid they tell you that the photo was fake? The photographer grabbed guys and made them go back the next day and pose for his shot.
ReplyDeleteI love the photos that feature history. We learn so much from each other's blogs! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJanis
GDP
I missed this one...excellent!
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