The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC honors those who died or were wounded during the Korean War. It features statues of soldiers in battle dress uniforms and walls with names of the dead, wounded, and missing. The memorial includes a reflecting pool and inscriptions. The conflict, fought between the US-occupied South and Soviet-occupied North, left over 54,000 American soldiers dead and 103,000 injured. The memorial is located in West Potomac Park near the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is an area in Washington, DC that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is dedicated to servicemen who died or were wounded during the Korean War (1950-1953). The very distinct memorial features slightly larger than life-sized figures in the likeness of soldiers walking through rough terrain in battle dress uniforms. There are also several walls and memorials with the names of the dead, wounded and missing.
Authorized by the United States Congress in 1986, the Korean War Veterans Memorial was constructed in the shape of a triangle culminating in an intersection with a circle. The 164-foot (50-meter) long walls are made of highly polished granite from California and depict sandblasted images taken from archival photos of the conflict. A reflecting pool, called the Pool of Remembrance, is present within the circle at the tip of the triangle. Several benches and inscriptions surround the pool, many with the number of soldiers killed, wounded and missing. Additionally, a nearby plaque reads, “Our nation honors its sons and daughters who answered the call to stand up for a country they’ve never known and a people they’ve never met.” Another inscription reads: “Freedom is not free.”
Within the triangle of the Korean War Veterans Memorial are 19 stainless steel statues. They stand approximately 7 feet (2 meters) tall and represent soldiers from different branches of the military. Each statue weighs approximately 1000 pounds (453 kilograms). They were designed by Frank Gaylord and appear to march through the rugged terrain of North and South Korea; the plants are actually juniper bushes and granite strips.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington DC, not far from the Lincoln Memorial and very close to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The memorial is a stark reminder of the armed military conflict between North and South Koreans and the first major conflict of the Cold War. The conflict, which left more than 54,000 American soldiers dead and 103,000 others injured, was fought between the US-occupied South and the Soviet-occupied North. The conflict escalated into all-out war after skirmishes and battles near the 38th parallel, the demarcation line established by the United States after Japan’s surrender in World War II. After the North Koreans invaded the south, the United States stepped in to repel the attack. China got involved soon after and the Korean War began.
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