The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington is often called the Iwo Jima Memorial, but that is only part of the story. Modeled after the famous 1945 photograph, the memorial honors every U.S. Marine who has died in combat since 1775. Every war. Every generation. The bronze figures stand on ground brought back from Iwo Jima itself, beneath a flag that flies twenty-four hours a day. At its base are the words of Admiral Chester Nimitz: “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” This is not a monument to