One of our other outings was to the IWO JIMA Memorial in Harlingen, TX which is about 20 miles north of us.
The Memorial is on a USMC Military Academy. It was erected through private donations and also honors Cpl. Harlon Block. He was a flag raiser depicted at the base of the statue, and a native nearby Weslaco, TX. He was originally buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetary on Iwo Jima on March 5, 1945 (four days after being killed). HIs remains were later transferred to this location at the request of the family whose desire was to have him near the statue.
They also have a small museum there with alot of pictures and stories. It was a very nice tour.
A few days after that, we headed back home and are now at our Plano location until the next move, probably in July when we head north to Alaska (actually Minnesota) for a few weeks.
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