marine corps war memorl, betternown as the statue ofwo jima. toweri statue is based on e pulitzer prize photograph by j rosenthal, taken atop mount suribhi during the world war ii battle of iwo jima. although thetatue captures an inant in time, the valoexpressed is timeles on this co february 23rd, an anniversa of the raising of thflag, these ung marine recruits me to iwo jima. another phograph will live on their memories, and story will record what duty and sacrific lie ahead. two her memorials to thermed forces anchor the nation's pital to the east... and we. on pennsylnia avenue in downtowwashington, d.c., the u.s. ny memorial honors navmen and women, past, esent and future. the plaza features a "granite sea" and a lone sailor standing watch. every spring, the aditional "blessing of t fleet" ceremony charges the memorial's fouains with waters from theeven seas. [applause] the s. air force memorial, ne the pentagon in virginia, the newest in the cital area, dicated in the fall of 2006. the memori honors all who haveerved in the u.s. air force