 Forces and the flag flying on Mount Suribachi was taken down; the battle of Iwo Jima was officially over on March 26.Lowery was buried at the Quantico National Cemetery in 1987, followed by his wife Doris in 2004.The "Louis R. Lowery Award", sponsored by Leatherneck magazine and the Marine Corps Association, is presented for photo of the year appearing in Leatherneck or as its cover.