Last week, I visited the Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia.
Among a plethora of remarkable artifacts from Marine operations dating back to the Corps' founding on 10 November 1775 is the World War II American flag that was raised above Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi 70 years ago. I was amazed by this particular display, as I did not know the Iwo flag, and the smaller one that preceded it, had been recovered and archived.
It was a privilege to stand before that American flag with my son, who had just graduated from Officer Candidates School at MCB Quantico — the “Crossroads of the Marine Corps.” We didn’t say much. Instead, we quietly contemplated the price of Liberty won under that Star-Spangled Banner. It seemed a fitting way to prepare for an Independence Day celebration.
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