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MAN: When they raised that flag,

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the troops down below

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just went crazy.

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Ships offshore, all the whistles

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were going, and, I tell you,

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it was really a proud moment.

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[ Machine-gun fire, explosion ]

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MAN #2: Whenever I see

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the American flag displayed,

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I think about seeing

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what the Marines went through

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on Iwo to raise that flag.

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[ Gunfire ]

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MAN #3: The War Memorial is

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a moment captured in time

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forever.

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MAN #4: The U.S. Marine Corps

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War Memorial, dedicated by

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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on November 10th, 1954,

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honors the Marines who have died

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in every major conflict

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since 1775,

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and their comrades

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and other service members

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who fell fighting beside them.

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PRESIDENT REAGAN: All we can do

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is remember them,

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and what they did, and why

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they had to be brave for us.

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MAN #5: The monument is a symbol

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of dedication...

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...devotion...

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...commitment...

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...duty...

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MAN #6: ...and doing so much

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to help our country preserve

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its freedom, its peace,

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its liberty, and its justice.

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MAN #3: It is a source

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of inspiration.

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MAN #7: We take an oath

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to our nation.

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There is no expiration date

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on that oath.

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MAN #8: I -- state your

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full name...

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TOGETHER: I...

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MAN #8: ...do solemnly swear...

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TOGETHER: ...do solemnly

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swear...

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MAN #8: ...that I will support

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and defend...

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TOGETHER: ...that I will support

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and defend...

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MAN #8: ...the Constitution of

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the United States...

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TOGETHER: ...the Constitution of

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the United States.

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WOMAN: We are here to protect

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our nation, to protect

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the Constitution, protect

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our rights.

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We are prepared to go

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into the worst places.

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And we are prepared to fight

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not just in the sense of

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taking out the enemy,

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but we are there

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to give humanitarian assistance.

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MAN #3: Someone is relying on

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you to accomplish your mission.

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MAN #9: No matter if you were

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a Marine in World War I

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or World War II or Korea...

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MAN #10: ...those rice

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paddies and jungles of Vietnam,

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or the sands of Iraq

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or the treacherous mountains

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of Afghanistan...

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MAN #9: ...you have a kinship.

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MAN #11: It's all about taking

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care of the guy on your left

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and the guy on your right.

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MAN #12: The bonding that goes

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on in the Marine Corps

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stays with ya

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till the day you die.

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MAN #13: They understand that

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they cannot allow those

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who have gone before

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to be let down.

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They know they can never let

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that legacy die.

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That's why history is

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so important.

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It's part of our ethos.

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It's part of who we are.

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MAN #7: This is a place that

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honors and memorializes

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the sacrifice of Marines.

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Because they are no longer

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with us in the flesh,

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we must take a moment to thank

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their families,

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their sons, their daughters,

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their spouses, their fathers

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and mothers, cousins...

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MAN #14: The families...

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now, those are the people

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who give more...

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...that never had that loved one

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come home.

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They gave more than I ever did.

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[ "Taps" plays ]

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MAN #7: And we'll be forever

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grateful for their sacrifice.

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[ "Taps" continues ]

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MAN #3: What we want you to do

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if we don't come home

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is to continue to enjoy

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your life because that's

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what I was willing

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to sacrifice for.

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[ Crowd cheering ]

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ANNOUNCER: This inspired

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monument is a tribute to

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the indomitable courage

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of our fighting men,

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and a manifestation

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of their faith in America.

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This is you...

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...and you...

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...and you.

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Silent, yet it will speak,

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speak a universal tongue --

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of the past, the present,

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and for the future.

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MAN #15: That flag means

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the world to me.

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'Cause when I seen that raise up

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on Iwo Jima, that was

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the best sight I've ever seen

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in my life, because

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we was seeing so much death,

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but yet there's freedom.

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I was free.

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I might not make it

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through the day, but I'm free

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right now.

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MAN #3: That flag that goes up

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over Suribachi represents

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all of America.

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It represents our ideals,

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our morals, our ethics...

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our willingness to sacrifice...

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to endure hardships in order

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to see things through.

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That is a great monument

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and symbol to

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the American people

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and the American way of life.

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MAN #16: It's freedom, man.

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It's freedom pretty much for me.

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