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Korean War Veterans Memorial
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By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 1. Korean War Veterans Memorial, Panel 1 | | |
Inscription. [Inscription: Panel 1]:
Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.
1950 * Korea * 1953
[Panel 2]:
Freedom Is Not Free
[Panel 3]:
Dead: U.S.A. 54,246; U.N. 628,883
Missing: U.S.A. 8,177; U.N. 470,267
Captured: U.S.A. 7,140; U.N. 92,970
Wounded: U.S.A. 103,284; U.N. 1,644,453
[Panel 4]:
Korean War Veterans Memorial...
Achitects: Cooper-Lecky Architects
Sculptor: Frank C. Gaylord, II
Muralist: Louis Nelson Associates
Builders and Fabricators:
Faith Construction, Inc. •
R. J. Crowley, Inc. •
Cold Spring Granite Co. •
Tallix Art Foundry
Design and Construction Agent:
U.S. Army Engineers, Baltimore District
Funded by donations from veterans, families and friends.
Erected 1995 by American Battle Monuments Commission and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers Attached to Sculpture marker series.
Location. 38° 53.267′ N, 77° 2.833′ W. Marker is in The National Mall, District of Columbia | | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 2. Korean War Veterans Memorial, Panel 2 | | |
, in Washington. Marker can be reached from Daniel French Drive near Lincoln Memorial. Click for map. The Memorial is south of the reflecting pool and southeast of the Lincoln Memorial off Independence Avenue, SW. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20004, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Ericsson Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Legacy of Healing and Hope (approx. 0.2 miles away); District of Columbia World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albert Einstein - The Einstein Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Japanese Pagoda (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in The National Mall.
Also see . . .
1. National Park Service - Korean War Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 5, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Wikipedia entry for the Korean War Veterans Memorial. (Submitted on July 5, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
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By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 3. Korean War Veterans Memorial, Panel 3 | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 4. Korean War Veterans Memorial, Panel 4 | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 5. Korean War Veterans Memorial | | Some of the memorial's 19 multi-service and multi-ethnic soldier statues. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, June 2008 | |
| | | 6. Korean War Veterans Memorial | | A wreath placed by the ambassador from the Republic of Korea. It reads, "If we stand it is upon the foundation they laid." | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, July 1, 2008 | |
| | | 7. Korean War Veterans Memorial, South Wall | | Photographic images on granite - Navy personnel. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 5, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,910 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 5, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 7. submitted on July 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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