The anniversary of the Flag raising at Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima is on February 23rd. I visited the monument in D.C. in 1970 for the first time.
Retro Ellen b. , I’m 19 in this photo.
I visited the monument again in May of 2011 on a night tour and took this photo on the opposite side of the monument. We won’t publish how old I was on this visit but you can do the math!
This is a replica of the monument at the MCRD, Parris Island, S.C. (Marine Corps Recruit Depot) when my daughter and I attended her future husband’s India Company graduation in September of 2010.
I is for Iwo Jima for ABC Wednesday. Thank you Mrs. Nesbitt and the ABC team!
I’m a little fuzzy in the brain since all the fun activities from this past weekend and the time change always takes a few days to get oriented to. I am enjoying the longer daylight hours here in the Pacific Northwest.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Sweet post. I love the night photo in particular.
This is such a moving sculpture, I would love to stand in front of it and see!
What a lovely post, the sculpture is amazing. You don’t look any different from the current pictures I see of you…quite lovely,
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
They did a fine job on the design and execution of that sculpture.
My ABC WEDNESDAY
You look very nice on this picture !
That memorial is one of those ‘instantly recognizable’ pieces!
Nice to revisit and take another photo from a different angle…that’s the one I am least familiar with and I like it a lot. Ah yes, we were all young once. =D
Hi Ellen…nice presentation…I’m still adjusting too♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/incline/
That is such a powerful sculpture. They have a replica at the Quantico Marine Base too…
Nice pictures…. and remember, age is nothing more than 2 numbers for the greater part…not that numbers decide who and what you are 😉