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Willard Hotel; Pershing statue
The park in front is a memorial park to General John J. Pershing, who led the US forces during World War I and led one of the city's great victory parades in 1919. He later died at the Walter Reed Medical Center. You can see the back of the Pershing statue, with a pair of binoculars in his hands. The park also includes an ice-skating rink.
Behind the park, though, are three buildings. See the WILLARD2.GIF file for a description of the three including the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel. |