Memorial is located at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, TX.
The memorial was given to the Academy in 1981 by Felix de Weldon. It is the original working model prepared by him for the casting of the bronze in Washington DC. There were factors involved in this site being selected by deWeldon..the fairly constant temperature and humidity are ideal for the preservation of the molded plaster figures. The figures are repainted every 5 years.
Memorial is a depiction of the Pulitzer Prize winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal of the Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima.
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