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The United States Navy Memorial
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By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 1. The United States Navy Memorial Marker | | The carved inscription (somewhat worn) appears above the ring of an accurately positoned mariner's compass. | | |
Inscription. In honor of those who served to forge the heritage of the United States Navy.
In tribute to those who perished to provide peace and security for our maritime nation.
In gratitude to those now serving.
Erected 1987 by U. S. Navy Memorial Foundation.
Location. 38° 53.631′ N, 77° 1.377′ W. Marker is in Penn Quarter, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 8th Street, NW, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in the sidewalk between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, at the south entrance to the Navy Memorial Plaza. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20004, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. America's Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Petty Officers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Navy Memorial - from Bow to Stern (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); General Winfield Scott Hancock (within shouting distance of this marker); Grandeur for the People (within shouting distance of this marker); Ceremony at the Crossroads (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); National Council of Negro Women (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Penn Quarter.| | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 2. "United States Navy Memorial" | | Marker with the U.S. Navy's eagle and anchor emblem visible inside the disk of the symbolic compass. The steps above lead to the Navy Memorial Plaza with its "Granite Sea" mural and "Lone Sailor" statue. | | |
Regarding The United States Navy Memorial. At the west entrance to the Navy Memorial Plaza is an informational marker that reads:
Welcome Aboard!
”Any man who may be asked … what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy.’”
- President John F. Kennedy
Throughout its history, the Navy has seen vessels of wood, iron, and steel, along with one constant – the men and women of the U.S. Navy. Displaying the Navy’s core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment, these Sailors will continue to defend and represent the United States honorably at home and around the globe.
This living memorial, crafted from granite, bronze, and water, honors the proud men and women of the sea services – past, present, and future. Indeed, the memorial’s grand, sweeping scale illustrates the evolution of the Navy from the early days of sail to the modern era of nuclear power.
To learn more, please visit the nearby Naval Heritage Center which contains interactive exhibits, sculptures, the U.S. Presidents Room, Burke Theater, Ship’s Store, Media Resource Center, and the permanent national registry of those who have served our Navy, the Navy Log.
Also see . . . | | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Navy Memorial Plaza and The United States Navy Memorial Marker | | View from the National Archives Building across Pennsylvania Avenue. Marker is in the sidewalk, lower middle. The National Portrait Gallery is seen beyond the plaza, at the end of 8th Street, upper rear. | | |
The United States Navy Memorial. Information about the Memorial. (Submitted on January 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional comments.
1. The Naval Heritage Center
Adjacent to the memorial, the Naval Heritage Center houses interactive naval exhibits and a movie theater with daily screenings of the award-winning film At Sea and the Discovery Channel’s A Day In the Life of the Blue Angels. Inside is a commemorative plaque wall dedicated to individuals, groups, ships, squadrons, commands, battles or events within the U.S. Sea Services.
Also onsite is a Media Resource Center, which provides a library of historical documents on the Navy. The Navy Log room provides a computerized registry to search for Sea Service members and veterans. The Ship’s Store sells nautical souvenirs and clothing.
The memorial is located just steps from the Archives/Navy Memorial metro station. — Submitted January 21, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Additional keywords. Lone Sailor |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Navy Memorial Plaza | | "The Lone Sailor" on the "Granite Sea." | | |
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By Kevin W., November 22, 2008 | |
| | | 5. The Lone Sailor | Perhaps the most enduring element of the memorial and the one to which most visitors are drawn, is The Lone Sailor. Although a seasoned, seagoing veteran, The Lone Sailor depicts an individual, at most 25 years of age, who willingly serves his country but longs for his return home to family and friends.
The bronze sculpture fittingly contains metal from eight historic U.S. Navy ships = USS Constitution, USS Constellation, USS Hartford, USS Maine, USS Ranger, USS Biloxi, USS Hancock, USS Seawolf - and the modern Navy's National Defense Service Medal. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 6. "Welcome Aboard" | | Informational marker at the west entrance to the Navy Memorial Plaza. Please see "Regarding The United States Navy Memorial" above to read the text. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 7. Navy Memorial Plaza | | Bronze relief panels on southeast perimeter, representing some of the U.S. Navy's many components and diverse accomplishments. | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 8. United States Navy Explosive Ordance Displosal | Bomb Disposal - Mine Disposal
"Initial success or total failure"
Sculptor Leo C. Irrera. | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 9. Construction Battalions | "Seabees Can Do"
Sculptor: Leo C. Irrera | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 10. The Navy Family | "They Who Wait Also Serve"
Sculptor: Robert Lamb | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 11. U.S. Navy Supply Corps | "Service To the Fleet"
USS Arleigh Burke - USS Supply
Sculptor: Gilbert A. Franklin | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 12. Navy Chaplains | "Eternal Father Strong to Save"
Sculptor: Klara Sever | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 13. Admiral David Farragut - Mobile Bay - 1864 | "Damn The Torpedoes - Full Speed Ahead"
Sculptor: Robert Summers | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 14. Naval Aviation - First Shipboard Takoff | Eugene Ely - Hampton Roads - 1910
Sculptor: Giancarlo Biagi | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 15. Inland Naval Engagements | U.S. Navy River Operations - Vietnam
Sculptor: Serena Goldstein Litopsky | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 16. The Silent Service "Clean Sweep" | WW II Submarine Patrol Returns
Sculptor: Stanley Bleifield | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 17. Naval Airships | "They Were Dependable"
Sculptor: Miklos Simon | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 18. Navy Medicine | "Standing By To Assist"
Sculptor: Antonio Tobias Mendez | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 19. Naval Reservists | "Twice A Citizen"
Sculptor: Leo C. Irrera | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 20. Naval Special Warfare | U.S. Navy SEALs... "Failure is not an option"
Sculptor: Leo C. Irrera | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 21. Engineering Duty Officers | "Sharpening the Point of the Spear"
Sculptor: Antonio Tobias Mendez | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 22. Women in the Navy | On Shore, In The Air And At Sea
Sculptor: Serena Goldstein Litopski | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 23. The Great White Fleet - 1907 | "Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick"
Sculptor: Gilbert A. Franklin | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 24. Navy Astronauts And Recovery Missions | A Contribution To The U.S. Space Age
Sculptor: Robert Summers | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 25. United States Marine Corps | Amphibious Assault - Inchon - 1951
Sculptor: Fred Press | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 26. United States Coast Guard | Semper Paratus - "Always Ready"
Sculptor: Robert Summers | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 27. Exploration, Oceanography, Research | Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes In Antarctica - 1840
Sculptor: Antonio Tobias Mendez | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 28. U.S. Merchant Marine - U.S. Navy Armed Guard | "We Deliver"
Sculptor: Robert Lamb | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 29. United States Naval Academy - Annapolis | Ex Scientia Tridens - "From Knowledge, Sea Power"
Sculptor: Miklos Simon | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 30. Destroyer Escorts | "Trim But Deadly"
Sculptor: Gilbert A. Franklin | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 31. Opening Japan For Commerce | Commodore Matthew Perry - 1854
Sculptor: Leo C. Irrera | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 32. Captain John Paul Jones | ".... In Harm's Way"
Sculptor: Fred Press | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 22, 2008 | |
| | | 33. LST - Landing Ship Tanks | Fondly Known As Large Slow Targets
Sculptor: Leo C. Irrera | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 19, 2008 | |
| | | 34. Navy Memorial Plaza | | "The Granite Sea" - representing the oceans of the world. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on January 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,976 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week December 7, 2008. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on November 26, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 6, 7. submitted on January 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on May 22, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. submitted on July 7, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 34. submitted on January 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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