BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. KWAR_970812_01.JPG: Korean War Memorial Another view of the statues at the Korean War Memorial. There are 19 in total in the memorial.
2. KWAR_970812_02.JPG: Korean War Memorial A view of the wall, which consists of etched images from photographs of unidentified American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, faces representing all those who provided support for the ground troops. In the reflection, you can see the statues.
3. KWAR_970812_03.JPG: Korean War Memorial Another view. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background.
4. KWAR_970812_04.JPG: Korean War Memorial Another view. Note that the park is a triangle, which is supposed to represent the shape of Korea itself.
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Wikipedia Description: Korean War Veterans Memorial
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

Design and construction:

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was authorized by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 99-572) on October 28, 1986, with design and construction managed by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board and the American Battle Monuments Commission. President George H. W. Bush conducted the groundbreaking for the Memorial on June 14, 1992, Flag Day. It was dedicated on July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the war, by President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea, to the men and women who served during the conflict. Management of the memorial was turned over to the National Park Service, under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. As with all National Park Service historic areas, the memorial was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on the day of its dedication.

Memorial:

The memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Within the triangle are 19 stainless steel statues designed by Frank Gaylord, each larger than life-size (between 7 feet 3 inches and 7 feet 6 inches), representing a squad on patrol, 15 Army, 2 Marines, 1 Navy Corpsman, and 1 Air Force Forward Air Observer, dressed in full combat gear, dispersed among strips of granite and juniper bushes, representing the rugged terrain of Korea. To the north of the statues is a path, forming one side of the triangle, and behind, to the south, is a 164 foot long black granite wall, created by Louis Nelson, with photographic images sandblasted into it depicting soldiers, equipment and people involved in the war, forming the second side. The third side of the triangle, facing towards the Lincoln Memorial, is open.

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