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  2. National Museum of the Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps.Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually.

  3. Marine Corps War Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. [ 1 ]

  4. Category : Marine Corps museums in the United States

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    Marine Corps Legacy Museum; Marine Corps Museum; Marine Raider Museum; MCRD San Diego Command Museum; Military Sea Services Museum; Museum of the Marine; N.

  5. Marine Corps Museum - Wikipedia

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    In the early 20th century, the Marine Corps displayed historical items such as captured weapons and flags in war trophy rooms at the Headquarters Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C. [2] In 1940, the Marine Corps established a proto-museum on the second deck of Little Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico. [3]

  6. Harlon Block - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. The Marine Corps War Memorial (also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia, was dedicated on November 10, 1954. [25] Sculptor Felix de Weldon was inspired to make the memorial after seeing Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag raising. De Weldon sculptured the flag ...

  7. List of military museums - Wikipedia

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    A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.

  8. Marine Corps Flying Leatherneck Museum to Reopen at ... - AOL

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    A year after the museum closed its doors at Miramar, the Flying Leatherneck Museum will relocate to Orange County. Marine Corps Flying Leatherneck Museum to Reopen at Former El Toro Base Skip to ...

  9. Iron Mike - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Memorial at Belleau Wood. The Iron Mike at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial at Belleau Wood battlefield is a bronze relief on granite, simply entitled The Marine Memorial. It was sculpted by Felix Weihs de Weldon, the artist who had earlier designed the giant Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C.