Salazar to Honor Marines, Iwo Jima Anniversary at U.S. Marine Corps Memorial - Archive

The following media advisory was published by the Department of Interior on Feb. 22, 2010. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will speak at a wreath laying ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. The event on Feb. 23, 2010 is being sponsored by the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation.

Who: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

Senator Mark Warner

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen

What: Commemoration of the Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

When: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. EST

Where: United States Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima), Arlington, VA.

Source: Department of Interior