, ▁and ▁K eller ) ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁monument , ▁was ▁also ▁se ated ▁up front ▁with ▁John ▁Brad ley ▁( in correct ly ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁flag ▁ra iser ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ), ▁R ene ▁G agn on ▁( in correct ly ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁flag ▁ra iser ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ), ▁Mrs ▁Mar tha ▁Str ank , ▁Mrs . ▁Ada ▁Belle ▁Block , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Gold ie ▁Price ▁( m other ▁of ▁Franklin ▁S ous ley ). ▁Those ▁giving ▁remarks ▁at ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁included ▁Robert ▁Anderson , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Day ; ▁Colonel ▁J . W . ▁More au , ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁( Ret ired ), ▁ ▁President , ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁War ▁Memorial ▁Foundation ; ▁General ▁She ph erd , ▁who ▁presented ▁the ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁people ; ▁Felix ▁de ▁W eld on ; ▁and ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁address . ▁In scri bed ▁on ▁the ▁mem orial ▁are ▁the ▁following ▁words : ▁ ▁In ▁Honor ▁And ▁Memory ▁Of ▁The ▁Men ▁of ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Who ▁Have ▁Given ▁Their ▁L ives ▁To ▁Their ▁Country ▁Since ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁ ▁Second ▁flag - ra iser ▁corre ctions ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁ordered ▁the ▁flag - rais ers ▁in ▁Ros ent