Rosslyn in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle Honors Unending
US Marine Corps War Memorial, George Washington Memorial Parkway
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As you walk around this statue, you can see a long list of battlefields where Marines have put their lives on the line for the sake of the United States. Some of these places you may know well. Others may reveal unknown chapters of American history to you.
By tradition, the Corps determines when to add battle honors to this memorial.
"There's no such thing as a crowded battlefield. Battlefields are lonely places."
General Alfred M. Gray, 1984
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 53.433′ N, 77° 4.169′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rosslyn. It is on US Marine Memorial Circle north of North Marshall Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1495 North Meade Street, Arlington VA 22209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 70,000 Marines Helped Raise That Flag on Iwo Jima (a few steps from this marker); A Split Second Made Immortal (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marines' Fiercest Fighting of World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); And How Will You Remember Them? (within shouting distance of this marker); Missions Critical (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Place Where Memories Are Made (about 400 feet away); United States Marine Corps War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Something More Than A Statue (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
Other markers no longer nearby. History Of The U. S. Marine Corps (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, May 9, 2026
3. Battle Honors
Battle Honors ring the sculpture's granite base. These are from World War II.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 4, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
