Havana, Shawwal 29, 1436, Aug 14, 2015, SPA -- The US flag was raised in front of the embassy in Havana for the first time in more than half a century Friday as US Secretary of State John Kerry and the three US marines who lowered the flag at the site in 1961 looked on, according to dpa. Kerry saluted marines James Tracy, Larry Morris and Mike East as the now elderly men handed the folded flag to three younger marines who raised it in a ceremony under the Caribbean sun. Kerry hailed the opening of the embassy as benefiting both the US and Cuban people. -- SPA 23:42 LOCAL TIME 20:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w