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Louis R. Lowery, a World War II Marine combat photographer is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/quantico.asp.  He took the picture of the first U.S. flag rising on top of Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi in 1945. The flag was said to be the first U.S. flag flown over Japanese territory in World War II.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/04/20/louis-lowery-photographed-iwo-jima-flag-raising-dies/38a403d3-e31f-4e4a-984f-805814cb00a1/.  *The preceding content is not intended as a comprehensive biography, but it highlights their significance as a result of military or civilian distinction, lasting achievements, or association with impactful national events. 

Marine combat photographer, Louis Lowery, took the photo of the first flag raising on Iwo Jima

Marine combat photographer, Louis Lowery, took the photo of the first flag raising on Iwo Jima.

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