Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

To Count So High (Beacon), 2017

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— Custom software, LED light bulbs, and existing light posts —

To Count So High (Beacon), 2017 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 8, 2019

1. To Count So High (Beacon), 2017 Marker

Inscription. This year marks the centennial of the first armed forces personnel qualifying for a Purple Heart. Over the last century 1.9 million Americans have been awarded a Purple Heart for loss of life or injury in combat. To Count So High honors those individuals with a softly blinking light bulb, changing from purple to white every few minutes. Over the course of one year the bulbs will have collectively transitioned 1.9 million times, with each transition marking one recipient of a Purple Heart.

Erected 2017 by CulturalDC, DC Office of Planning, Triden Development Group, Hines, Urban Atlantic.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 38° 58.603′ N, 77° 1.603′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Memorial is on Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of Elder Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7125 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Borden's Dream (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walter Reed Army Medical Center (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Walter Reed General Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Walter Reed Army Medical Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of a Tulip Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Fort Stevens (approx. ¼ mile away); Borden's Dream Realized (approx. ¼ mile away); Sam Gilliam (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . . Walter Reed Dreams at CulturalDC. Although the link on the marker is no longer functional as of December 2018, this CulturalDC link describes this and other projects. The installation was to have been up for a year, so may no longer be present. (Submitted on December 16, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 8, 2019

2. To Count So High (Beacon), 2017 Marker

A view of the <i>To Count So High (Beacon)</i> light installation image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy CulturalDC., May 1, 2017

3. A view of the To Count So High (Beacon) light installation

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 16, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.