Sculptor Flexi de Weldon works on the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Quantico, V...HD Stock Footage

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Sculptor Flexi de Weldon works on the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Quantico, Virginia.

The US Marine Corps War Memorial replica in Quantico, Virginia. A sign on the memorial reads 'Uncommon valor was a common virtue 1945'. Past events show sculptor Flexi de Weldon measure a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. Weldon and others work to carve out the war memorial at Quantico. Workers carve out a memorial in plaster. Sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima. Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. People view the Marine Corps War Memorial. Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the background. Location: Virginia United States. Date: 1955.

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