Ukuvakashela i-National Landmark e-Arlington, eVirginia
I-Iwo Jima Memorial, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-US Marine Corps War Memorial, idumisa amaMarines asefile evikela i-United States kusukela ngo-1775. ISikhumbuzo sesizwe siseduze ne- Arlington National Cemetery, e-Arlington, eVirginia, ngaphesheya komfula wasePotomac kusuka eWashington , DC Ngo-Ephreli 2015, u-David M. Rubenstein, owunikela ngempilo, wanikela ngemali eyizigidi ezingu-5.37 ukuze kubuyiselwe isithombe sakhe futhi kuthuthukiswe i-parkland ezungezile.
Isithombe esiyizinyawo ezingu-32 esiphezulu seSikhumbuzo se-Iwo Jima sasiphefumulelwe isithombe sePulitzer Prize, esithathwe ngumculi we-Associated Press uJohan Rosenthal, weyodwa yezimpi zomlando zeMpi Yezwe II. I-Iwo Jima, isiqhingi esincane esiseduze ngamakhilomitha angu-660 eningizimu yeTokyo, kwakuyiyona ndawo yokugcina amabutho ase-US aphinde aphindwa eJapane phakathi neMpi Yezwe II. Isifanekiso se-Iwo Jima Memorial sikhombisa isimo sokuphakamisa ifulegi amaMarines ayisihlanu kanye nesibhedlela esibhedlela saseNavy esibonisa ukuthunjwa okuphumelelayo kwalesi siqhingi. Ukuthunjwa kuka-Iwo Jima ekugcineni kwaholela ekupheleni kwempi ngo-1945.
Izibalo zamaMarines esithombeni se-Iwo Jima Memorial zihlanganisa i-flag ye-bronze engamamitha angu-60 lapho ifulegi lembatho liqhuma amahora angu-24 ngosuku. Isizinda sesikhumbuzo senziwe nge-granite enamandla eSweden ebhalwe ngamagama kanye nezinsuku zazo zonke ilunga eliyinhloko le-US Marine Corps. Okunye okuqoshiwe yigama elithi "Ukuhlonishwa nokukhumbula abantu base-United States Marine Corps abaye banikela ukuphila kwabo ezweni labo kusukela ngoNovemba 10, 1775."
ISikhumbuzo sisezingeni elibheke eWashington, DC futhi linikeza imibono emihle enhloko-dolobha yesizwe. Liyindawo eyaziwa kakhulu ukubuka i- Fourth of Fireworks kaJulayi phezu kweNational Mall.
Ukufika eSikhumbuzweni seThe Iwo Jima
Indawo: Marshall Drive, phakathi kwe-Route 50 ne-Arlington National Cemetery, e-Arlington, VA.
ISikhumbuzo sitholakala ukuhamba ngezinyawo eziyishumi ukusuka ku-Arlington National Cemetery noma iRosslyn Metro Stations. I- Carillon yaseNetherlands , insimbi yebell nepaki iyiseduze nesikhumbuzo.
Iziqondiso zokushayela
- Ukusuka ku-VA 110 eningizimu uye ngakwesokudla ku-Marshall Drive, bese ulandela izimpawu ze-US Marine Corps War Memorial.
- Ukusuka e-US 50 empumalanga uthathe ukuphuma kweRosslyn neBridge Bridge. Jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Meade Street phezulu kwendlela. Jikela ngakwesokunxele ku-Marshall Drive, bese ulandela izimpawu ze-US Marine Corps War Memorial.
- Kusuka ku-US 50 entshonalanga uyelela eVirginia kuBradley Bridge futhi uthathe ukuphuma kweRosslyn neBridge Bridge. Jikela ngakwesokunxele ungene e-Meade Street phezulu kwendlela. Jikela ngakwesokunxele ku-Marshall Drive, bese ulandela izimpawu ze-US Marine Corps War Memorial.
Amahora
Vula nsuku zonke, amahora angu-24. I-Marine Corps inikeza i-Marine Sunset Review Parade ngoLwesibili kusukela ngo-7 kuya ku-8: 30 ntambama, ngoMeyi ngo-Agasti.
Isifundazwe sikhulu sinezinkumbunyana eziningi zokuhlonipha labo abaye benza umnikelo ophawulekayo esizweni sethu. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi, bheka Umhlahlandlela Wezikhumbuzo Nezikhumbuzo eWashington, DC .