| Immortals, Heroic Size Statue For Iwo Jima Heroes | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1559 |
| Catalog #: | 351261 | |
| Clip Number: | 351261-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-459-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:08:59 - 00:10:11 | |
| Location: | Washington, DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Statues CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. MILITARY: Marines, US MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War Two (WWII) | |
| Description: | A heroic size statue of the famed flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan in 1945 by six marine heroes, three of whom were later killed in action, is being carved for location in Washington as a Shrine to Immortals. The men who are depicted are Harlon Block, Rene Gagnon, Sergeant Mark Strark, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley and John Bradley. The men ranged in age from 17 to the old man of the group, Sergeant Mark Strack who was 24 years old at that time. MCUS - The artist sculpture, Felix dew Eldon CUS - Camera zooms up to Ira Hayes and Corporal Harlon Block CUS - Sergeant Mark Strank and Private First Class, Private First Class Franklin Sousley CUS - Of the statue is Private First Class Rene Gagnon CUS - John Bradley MCUS - The actual photo of the raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima, United States Marines | |
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