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Dear Family Trails readers,
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the infamous flag raising on Iwo Jima by the US Marines.
The photograph and the memorial of the flag being raised on the fifth day of the battle of Iwo Jima is very inspiring to Americans. This event also has a very special significance to our family's "hometown," Talladega.
The USS Talladega was one of the US ships that sailed into Japanese waters during World War II to help put an end to the war in the Pacific. Of the men that landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, four of the five men photographed in the flag-raising had been aboard the USS Talladega.
To commemorate the ship and its crew, the city of Talladega, Alabama erected a monument on its courthouse square in 2009. The surviving crew members were invited to attend the unveiling of this monument. Our cousin, Robert Weaver, designed the monument and oversaw its completion. The monument has a relief design of the ship and of the famous photograph, its seven battle stars, a description of its service in three of America's wars, and a list of the men from the Talladega in the photograph.
The photograph and the memorial of the flag being raised on the fifth day of the battle of Iwo Jima is very inspiring to Americans. This event also has a very special significance to our family's "hometown," Talladega.
The USS Talladega was one of the US ships that sailed into Japanese waters during World War II to help put an end to the war in the Pacific. Of the men that landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, four of the five men photographed in the flag-raising had been aboard the USS Talladega.
To commemorate the ship and its crew, the city of Talladega, Alabama erected a monument on its courthouse square in 2009. The surviving crew members were invited to attend the unveiling of this monument. Our cousin, Robert Weaver, designed the monument and oversaw its completion. The monument has a relief design of the ship and of the famous photograph, its seven battle stars, a description of its service in three of America's wars, and a list of the men from the Talladega in the photograph.
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A tree was also planted to the left of the memorial in honor of the crew of the USS Talladega. It was given the nickname of the ship, The "Tremblin' T."
This is a beautiful monument to the heroes who gave their all to our country. If you are traveling between Birmingham and Atlanta, this will be worth a stop to see in the city of Talladega. You will be so proud to see the work and the research that went into the monument, but most of all, you will be filled with pride and gratitude for our country's armed servicemen and women .
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Hi readers, I have just made a huge correction to this post! The photo of the ship is now correctly the USS Talladega. The other photo I had originally posted was of the USS Sawfish. I had saved the Sawfish picture for a future post and had used it incorrectly.
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