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| Caption | Holland Smith broadcasting a Christmas holiday message, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 25 Dec 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Date | 25 Dec 1944 | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | ||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 25 Dec 1944 | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 2,575 x 2,128 pixels | ||||
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"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945
18 Jun 2014 07:34:11 PM
Partial transcript of Holland Smith's 25 Dec 1944 broadcast: "It is my proudest gift that I have been selected to command such men as these. Men who are your sons, brothers and fathers. Men who are my Marines. Men who will not and cannot fail either you, their country, or the Prince of Peace. A Merry Christmas and God Bless you all."