Saturday, April 02, 2005
UPDATE: National Museum of the Marine Corps
Friend, noted blogger, and S.C. Army National Guard veteran Jeff Quinton emails me about a piece - RE: the ongoing development of the National Museum of the Marine Corps - in today's WASHINGTON POST.
An excerpt of the story, Marine Corps Museum Gets a Fitting Symbol by staff writer Nikita Stewart, follows:
"A new landmark is visible above the trees along Interstate 95 near Quantico -- a 20-story-tall mast that rises at an angle over the National Museum of the Marine Corps under construction in Triangle.
With the help of about 60 workers, the 43-ton, 240-foot-long mast went up Wednesday. It leans at a 60-degree angle, with the U.S. and Marine Corps flags dangling from the top. The mast will be encased in stainless steel to resemble a giant flagpole and will be the centerpiece of the museum, which is to open in November 2006.
Its odd angle recalls the flag raising at Iwo Jima captured in arguably the most famous military photograph in history and reproduced at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington."
See piece in its entirety here.
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
An excerpt of the story, Marine Corps Museum Gets a Fitting Symbol by staff writer Nikita Stewart, follows:
"A new landmark is visible above the trees along Interstate 95 near Quantico -- a 20-story-tall mast that rises at an angle over the National Museum of the Marine Corps under construction in Triangle.
With the help of about 60 workers, the 43-ton, 240-foot-long mast went up Wednesday. It leans at a 60-degree angle, with the U.S. and Marine Corps flags dangling from the top. The mast will be encased in stainless steel to resemble a giant flagpole and will be the centerpiece of the museum, which is to open in November 2006.
Its odd angle recalls the flag raising at Iwo Jima captured in arguably the most famous military photograph in history and reproduced at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington."
See piece in its entirety here.
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
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