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Lin Ezell, director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, speaks to the press during the installation of the original American flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, during World War II. The museum is slated to open Nov. 10, 2006.

Lin Ezell, director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, speaks to the press during the installation of the original American flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, during World War II. The museum is slated to open Nov. 10, 2006.

Lin Ezell, director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, speaks to the press during the installation of the original American flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, during World War II. The museum is slated to open Nov. 10, 2006.

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