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Dedication of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial. Washington, D.C., November 10, 1954.
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The United States Marine Corps War memorial, designed by Horace Peaslee, was dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower on November 10, 1954. At the base of the memorial the inscription reads, "In honor and in memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since November 10, 1775."