Posted on Apr 30, 2015
Iconic Iwo Jima Sculpture to get a facelift! Have you visited the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia?
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In October 1944, in the depths of World War II, a young man from Baltimore named Robert Rubenstein dropped out of high school and, with his mother’s permission, enlisted in the Marine Corps. He was 17.
Rubenstein was assigned to a machine gun crew, served on the battleship USS Tennessee and survived the war. He came home to Baltimore, raised a family and was always proud of being a Marine.
On Wednesday, his son, David, the billionaire philanthropist, announced that he is donating $5.37 million to refurbish the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the 100-ton bronze sculpture of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima during the war.
See the full story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/billionaire-david-rubenstein-gives-5m-to-refurbish-iwo-jima-sculpture/2015/04/29/92a16f16-ed13-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html?hpid=z3
Rubenstein was assigned to a machine gun crew, served on the battleship USS Tennessee and survived the war. He came home to Baltimore, raised a family and was always proud of being a Marine.
On Wednesday, his son, David, the billionaire philanthropist, announced that he is donating $5.37 million to refurbish the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the 100-ton bronze sculpture of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima during the war.
See the full story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/billionaire-david-rubenstein-gives-5m-to-refurbish-iwo-jima-sculpture/2015/04/29/92a16f16-ed13-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html?hpid=z3
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Every year I finish the Marine Corps Marathon at the foot of it. It's a sight to behold.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad, I have visited the United States Marine Corps Memorial at Arlington many times. I always leave it with a profound sense of reverence.
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LTC Stephen C.
GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad, we may have discussed this on another thread, but The Evening Parade at 8th and I is another Marine Corps spectacular that should be considered mandatory when in D.C.
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Yes, it's an Awesome Tribute not only to the Marine Corps, but to the Greatest Generation. Love that monument.
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