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Korean War Veterans Memorial
Naming Names
New Wall of Remembrance will honor over 43,000 service members
The National Park Service and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation are building a Wall of Remembrance. The addition will include the names of 36,574 Americans and more than 7,200 members of the Korean Augmentation to the US Army. All gave their lives to protect South Korea.
In phase 1 of the work we will remove the circle of linden trees. They have reached a mature age and would be damaged by construction. We will plant new trees when the construction is done.
We will also rehabilitate the 25-year-old memorial. Crews will repair paving and replace engraved letters with stainless steel. They will refinish the statues, replace the junipers, and update the lighting with high-efficiency LED lamps. We will also install a new irrigation system system to nourish the linden trees. |