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The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

James Forrestal

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James Forrestal
Age: 57 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 15
Died: 1949
Died: May 22
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Former United States Secretary Of Defense
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Matteawan
New York
James Vincent Forrestal
James V. Forrestal
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