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Brig. Gen. James Bierman, Jr., the guest speaker for the sunset memorial of the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 20 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., receives an original oil painting of the iconic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi. During the 36-day battle for the 8.5 square-mile island, 6,821 Marines gave their lives to gain control of the strategic position in the Pacific during World War II. Bierman, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., is the commanding general of the Western Recruiting Region and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2016 13:21 |
| Photo ID: | 2417303 |
| VIRIN: | 160220-M-MP944-146 |
| Resolution: | 3333x2158 |
| Size: | 4.9 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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Sunset memorial commemorates 71st anniversary of Iwo Jima
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