Southwest Federal Center in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Southwest Soldiers

Kaliq Crosby

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2025

1. Southwest Soldiers Marker

Inscription.
The D.C. Library has hundreds of photographs by Joseph Owen Curtis, a Southwest native and historian who captured generations of everyday Washingtonians. One image features Alberta Turner and her son Edward "Bub Jasper" Turner, a Private in the DC High School Cadet Corps at the Annual High School Competitive Drill. This piece honors the commitment and sacrifices of African Americans and their embrace of new technology for good deeds globally. The design pays tribute to veterans in Navy Yard, Marine Barracks, Bolling Airforce Base, and beyond. the streetcar, which traveled along 4th Street SW, symbolizes the era's modern transportation and the discovery of other neighborhoodsd, representing advancement and maturity for a young man and journey to new experiences.

Erected 2024 by Kaliq Crosby, artist; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Military.

Location. 38° 52.957′ N, 77° 1.065′ W. Memorial is in Southwest Washington in Washington,

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District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Federal Center. It is on 4th Street Southwest south of E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south. The marker and mural are along the walls of below the Dwight D. Eisenhower Southwest Freeway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 4th St SW, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: SWDC Past, Present, and Future (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorothy (within shouting distance of this marker); Deadrise (within shouting distance of this marker); Renewal and Loss (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Mixing Bowl (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Dominic Church: Community Anchor (approx. 0.2 miles

<i>Southwest Soldiers</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2025

2. Southwest Soldiers

away); Railroad Employment (approx. ¼ mile away); Railroad Retirement (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.