Marines raise flag at embassy in Cuba

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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry watches as the Stars and Stripes is presented by the same three Marines who lowered the flag at the U.S. Embassy’s closing in 1961, at the flag raising ceremony outside the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry arrived in Havana, Friday, for an historic ceremony to raise the U.S. flag over a restored U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets the three Marines who lowered the flag at the U.S. Embassy’s closing in 1961, and who have returned to raise the Stars and Stripes again, in a flag raising ceremony at the newly opened embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • Retires Marines, from left, Gunnery Sgt. Francis ‘Mike’ East, Gunnery Sgt. James Tracy, and Cpl. Larry Morris, present the U.S. flag to Marines currently stationed in Cuba, during the raising of the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. East, Tracy and Morris where part of the Marines that had originally lowered the American flag in 1961 and promised to return the flag. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
  • Secretary of State John Kerry watches as U.S. Marines, stationed in Cuba carry the American flag during the raising of the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-closed U.S. Embassy. Cuba and U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais,Pool)
  • Secretary of State John Kerry, and other dignitaries watch as U.S. Marines raise the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-closed U.S. Embassy. Cuba and U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais,Pool)
  • Secretary of State John Kerry smiles while delivering his remarks during the flag raising ceremonies at the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-closed U.S. Embassy. Cuba and U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
  • Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and other dignitaries watch the raising of the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-closed U.S. Embassy. Cuba and U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais,Pool)
  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his remarks during the flag raising ceremony at the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-closed U.S. Embassy. Cuba and U.S. officially restored diplomatic relations July 20.(AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate)
  • The American flag waves outside the newly opened U.S. Embassy, overlooking Havana’s seaside boulevard, the Malecon, as guests depart after attending the flag raising ceremony, in Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday morning in Havana for an historic ceremony to raise the U.S. flag over the restored U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • US Marines, currently stationed in Cuba, stand at the ready for the raising of the US flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba, August 14, 2015. US Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to the Cuban capital to raise the US flag and formally reopen the long-closed US embassy. Cuba and the United States officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO/POOL/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAISPABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images
  • A child looks out at the staging area at the end of a flag raising ceremony, at the newly opened U.S. Embassy, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Washington’s top diplomat came to Havana on Friday to raise the Stars and Stripes over the newly opened embassy, making a symbolically charged victory lap for the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)