Long Prairie, Minnesota -
Iwo Jima in Steel and Other Tributes
The 1945 WWII battle for Iwo Jima has been dramatically visualized in downtown Long Prairie with a five-story-tall, partly 2-D recreation of the flag-raising at Mt. Suribachi. Bonus: mini-Statue of Liberty, tank, and helicopter.
- Address:
- 2 1st St. S., Long Prairie, MN
- Directions:
- Veterans Memorial Park. Corner of Central Ave. and 1st St. S., one block east of US Hwy 71.
- Hours:
- M-S 8 am - 10 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 320-732-2514
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Veterans' Memorial Park - Iwo Jima in Steel The park has added a tank, a helicopter and a Statue of Liberty to the Iwo Jima mural and sculpture. [John Miller, 04/27/2010]
Veterans' Memorial Park - Iwo Jima in Steel The memorial park is located at the corner of Central Avenue and First Street South in downtown Long Prairie. Army Reservist Kimberly Lawler skillfully depicted several scenes that tower to a height of five stories. At the top is a one and a half story steel depiction of the first flag raising at Mt. Suribachi. The mural details the battle of Iwo Jima, the battlefield cemetery of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France and also includes a tribute to women in the military. [Julie Baum, 02/18/2007][RA: Any five-story-tall, 2-D recreation of the flag-raising at Mt. Suribachi is worth a detour.]
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