screaming and yelling and that kind of stuff. and i really thought everybody had lost their mind there for a second. i couldn t figure out what was going on. and then i caught on to what was going on because they were looking at mt. suribachi. i look and there s old glory up on top of mt. suribachi. i jumped up and started doing the same dumb thing they were doing. firing a weapon in the air and yelling and screaming. i m carrying a weapon. i jumped up and started firing in the air and yelling and screaming like everybody else. i wondered houma reasons we lost at that particular moment when we saw old glory up on top of mt. suribachi. but it changed the whole attitude of the whole thing. it absolutely did something to us. from the exhibit space inside the national museum of the marine corps in quantico, virginia, we re joined now by marine corps history chief edward nevgloski and museum curator owen conner. on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the battle of iwo jima, expla
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firing their weapons in the airs screaming and yelling and thatas kind of stuff. and iing really thought they hd mind.heirs i could not figure out what was going on. then i caught on to what was on.gng i then i looked on top of mount suremy w bocce and i jumped up started doing the same doesn ti think they were doing. firing my weapon in the air,ingy jumping and screaming. i jumped up and started firing in the air and screaming lik everybody else. ii wonder ho many marines we lost at that particularly moment. but it changed the whole attitude of the whole thing. it absolutely did something to. us capacity from the and the exhibits base in quantico virginia we are joined now by marine corps history chief edward nagasaki, and museum curator mr. owen connor on this eve of the 75th anniversary of the battle of equal jima, explain why there are to exhort flags in that hallway that are sitting there right now? we want to take the opportunity to make sure the folks got a chance to
up. marines around me raised up, jumped up and starting firing weapons into the air, screaming and yelling and that kind of stuff. i really thought everybody lost their mind for a second. i couldn t figure out what was going on. then i caught on what was going on, because they were looking and then i looked and there s old glory. i jumped up and started doing the same dumb thing, firing my weapon and jumping and screaming. i m carrying a weapon. i jumped up and started yelling and screaming like everybody else. i wondered how many marines we lost when we saw old glory up on top. it changed the attitude of the whole thing. it absolutely did something to us. from the exhibit space inside the national museum of the marine corps, we re joined by edward nebgloski and owen connor. mr. connor, on this eve of the 75th anniversary, explain why there are historic flags in that hallway that you are sitting in right now. well, we wanted to take the opportunity to make sure the folks
continues this memorial day, but you might want to grab the sunscreen as the heat and humidity pick up. alex: beautiful conditions across the region all weekend area the heat and humidity is on the rise. you are jima iwo jhima right down the road. a little bit of a breeze. plenty of sunshine here and at the beaches. chock-full of people right now. plenty of sunshine. 80 degrees at this noon hour. just jumped to 83 degrees at reagan national. 77 martinsburg. it bit of a breeze at times. great to be outdoors. shorts and a t-shirt. plenty of barbecues tonight for this memorial day. it should be great conditions throughout this memorial day. we are looking at storm chances on the increase. fallout look coming up. jummy: thank you. today, we take timeout to remember those a made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. president obama just wrapped up the annual wreathlaying at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the solemn reminder about the true meaning of this holiday. jeanette: p