BIRTHDAY CEREMONY U.S. Marines march past the Marine Corps War Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the 233rd Marine Corps birthday, Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2008. The sculpture of five Marines and a Navy Corpsman raising an American flag atop Mount Siribachi commemorates the 6,800 servicemembers who died capturing the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 577072-C-RLV25-699.jpg Photo Gallery