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Korean War Veterans Memorial: Washington Dc
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial spans 2.2 acres of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Nineteen stainless steel statutes (7'3"- 7'6" tall), each weighing nearly 1000 pounds, represent personnel from all services who fought the war. There are 14 Army soldiers, 3 Marines, 1 Navy medic and 1 Air Force Forward Air Observer comprised of all ethnic derivations. Low growth juniper bushes at their feet and the granite 'dikes' lying across the Patrols path suggest the rice paddy terrain so familiar to Korea. The Mural Wall spanning 164 feet is highly polished dark gray granite weighing more than 100 tons. More than 2400 photographic images of land, sea and air support troops of all services and ethnic derivations are laser etched into the wall.
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One of Washington's newest memorials, the Korean War Veterans Memorial pays tribute to the many who fought in the Korean War. Located near the Lincoln Memorial, this monument features statues of 19 soldiers carefully making their way through unknown terrain. Photographic images on a 164-foot granite wall pays tribute to the thousands of others who contributed to the war; nurses, mechanics, crew chiefs and support personnel. Inscribed on the wall are the words: "Freedom Is Not Free."
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Unfortunately, as delays occurred in Washington and cost estimates for the construction of the memorial mounted, dissatisfaction with the planning commission began to develop within the membership of the Korean War Veterans Association. They called for fiscal responsibility and accountability with regards to the Korean War Memorial project. In the January 1990 issue of The Graybeards, the sudden jump in the projected cost of the memorial was questioned. "Who is writing/administering the contract?" was another question. "Are cost-control methods being used or is the usual boon-doggling being followed?" The KWVA leaders asked the membership their opinions on the memorial design and the project in general, and their responses were published. The January 1991 issue of The Graybeards ran extensive details about financial and design problems with the memorial.
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial is meant to ensure that Americans will never forget the war that has been dubbed, "The Forgotten War." The memorial pays tribute to the American soldiers who fought and lost their lives in the conflict from 1950 to 1953. It is located in the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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The memorial was dedicated on July 24, 1993, just days away from the 40th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Nearly 3,500 people attended the ceremony on the east campus of the State Capitol. Before arriving in Olympia, the statue made a number of viewing stops in Eastern and Western Washington en route from Fellows’ Montana studio. The memorial originally contained the names of 523 Washington residents killed in Korea, with more names added in 1994, 1998, and 1999.
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The Korean War Memorial is a relatively recent addition to the DC area's collection of war monuments. The memorial was authorized by Congress in 1986, and a national competition was held to determine the design, but squabbling over implementation of the design delayed the project and ground was not broken until 1992. It was finally dedicated in 1995.
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