Rosslyn in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle Honors Unending
US Marine Corps War Memorial, George Washington Memorial Parkway
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rosslyn. Memorial is on US Marine Memorial Circle north of North Marshall Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1495 North Meade Street, Arlington VA 22209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
