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    Joe Rosenthal Plaque Dedication Ceremony [Image 4 of 7]

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    Five men pose in front of a stone wall memorial featuring a bronze plaque dedicated to Joe Rosenthal (1911-2006), the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who captured the iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima. The plaque depicts the famous flag-raising scene in relief sculpture. The setting appears to be an outdoor memorial or veterans' park with autumn trees visible in the background.

    TRIANGLE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    10.09.2013

    Photo by Kathy Reesey 

    Marine Corps Base Quantico       

    (Left-right) Mr. Jack Withington, Lieutenant Gen. Jan Huly (USMC Ret), Mr. Leonard Cohen, designer of the bronze plaque, Mr. Dale Cook, President of the Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (USMCCCA), and Mr. Tom Graves gather after the plaque dedication ceremony recognizing the achievements of former Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, held on the 102nd anniversary of his birth, at the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., Oct. 9, 2013. The plaque was presented by the San Francisco Bay Area Joe Rosenthal Chapter of the USMCCCA. Mr. Rosenthal had a long career as a news photographer but his most iconic image was that of the flag raising when the Marines took Iwo Jima during WWII on Feb. 23, 1945, earning him a Pulitzer Prize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Kathy Reesey/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.09.2013
    Date Posted: 10.10.2013 14:47
    Photo ID: 1033545
    VIRIN: 131009-M-XX671-076
    Resolution: 4049x2695
    Size: 7.36 MB
    Location: TRIANGLE, VIRGINIA, US

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