Word Problems

1. If the rectangular shape of the Iwo Jima is 5 ft. across and 36 in. wide, what is the area of the monument?
2.  If you add the circular walkway (24 in.) what would be the area then?
3.  If a 6 ft. tall man stood near the Iwo Jima (and his shadow is 8 ft. tall), and the Iwo Jima has a shadow of 18 ft. tall, then how tall is the Iwo Jima? 
 

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Scavenger Hunt

1. The battle of Iwo Jima was fought in what war?
2. On what day was it christened as a memorial?
3. What was the purpose of the memorial?
4. How many medical corpsmen died?
5. How many medical doctors died?
6. How many medals of honor were presented to medical personnel for the battle?
7. How many medical personnel were killed altogether?
8. How much did the monument cost to build?
9. How many men died in the battle of the Iwo Jima?
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1. The battle that the Iwo Jima represents was fought 660 miles south of Tokyo, Japan.
2. The island is 8 square miles.
3. 25 medals of honor were presented in the battle.
4. 1/3 of the US's marines were killed
5. 132 men were unidentifiable and were claimed as unknown.

     The national Iwo Jima Marine Corps War Memorial is in Washington D.C. The memorial is in remembrance of the marines who died in the battle for Iwo Jima, Japan. Out of the five men who rose the flag only three are living today. 
     On February 19th, 1945 the marines invaded Iwo Jima with an unsuccessful bombing campaign that lasted 72 hours. After the bombing they were commanded to take over Mount Surbachi, a mountain on the island of Iwo Jima. On the morning of the 23rd they started to climb the mountain. They reached the top at 10:30 a.m. and raised the American flag on top of the mountain. There was a second raising of the flag that was posed and photographed by Joe Rosenthal who won the Pulitzer Prize.
     One of the events at the memorial is the Marine Sunshine Parade. The event is held on every Tuesday nights at 7:00 from June to August. It has a Marine Drum Brigade , Bugle Corps, and a Marine Silent Drill Platoon, all in seventy-five minutes a night.
     The national Iwo Jima Marine War Memorial is one of the most famous World War II memorials of all time. I hope all of you will make it there one day.
 

 Answers to Word Problems

 
          1.  15 square feet
          2.  53.38 feet
          3.  13.5 feet tall

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. WW2
2. Veterans Day 1996
3. to honor the men that died in the battle of Iwo Jima in WW2
4. 756
5. 21
6. 4
7. 779
8. about $500,000+ dollars
9. 6,821

Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. Fiction 650 miles
2. Fact
3. Fiction 27 medals of honor
4. Fact
5. Fact

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                    Iwo Jima Survivors Assoc. Inc. , . "National Iwo Jima
                    Memorial Monument." National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument.2002, January 4. Iwo Jima Survivors Assoc. Inc. . 29 March, 2002. <http://www.webtravels.com/iwojima/>.