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Memorial Bricks

Newington/New Britain Town Line , CT USA

For the web site for the Monument click here: http://www.sosiwojima.com
For information on each flag raiser click here: http://www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingc.htm

"The US National Iwo Jima Memorial is located on Ella Grasso Boulevard, near the New Britain/Newington town line in Connecticut. It was erected by the Iwo Jima Survivors Association, Inc. of Newington, Connecticut. It was dedicated on February 23, 1995 on the 50th anniversary of the historic flag raising on Iwo Jima. It is dedicated to the memory of the 6,821 US servicemen who gave their lives at Iwo Jima. Inscribed on the base are the names of the 100 men from Connecticut who gave their lives in the battle." (Wikipedia). I understand that this sculpture was created based on the original photograph of the second flag raising, not the Washington DC statue. The rocks, at the feet of the men raising the flag, are from the sight of the original flag raising at MT. SURIBACHI, IWO JIMA.

Nikon Coolpix P7000 ,Best at original size.
1/900s f/2.8 at 6.0mm iso100, RAW full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Jean D17-Apr-2011 02:24
Well captured. Thanks for sharing, Frank! ~V
Tom LeRoy16-Apr-2011 20:21
Somber reminder of lives lost in WWII! Great capture in good light!V!
bill friedlander16-Apr-2011 15:40
A poignant memorial. Excellent light to bring out the shapes and etching in the stones. You lined up the stones perfectly. V