Everything about The Korean War Veterans Memorial totally explained
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.
To the north of the statues and path is the United Nations Wall, a low wall listing the 22 members of the
United Nations that contributed troops or medical support to the
Korean war effort.
The circle contains the Pool of Remembrance, a shallow 30-foot-diameter pool lined with black granite and surrounded by a grove of trees with benches. Inscriptions list the numbers
killed, wounded,
missing in action, and held as
prisoners of war, and a nearby
plaque in inscribed: "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met." Additionally, right next to the numbers of American soldiers are those of the United Nations troops in the same categories.
In the south side of the memorial, there are three bushes of the
Rose of Sharon hibiscus plant, South Korea's national flower.
A further granite wall bears the simple message, inlaid in silver: "Freedom Is Not Free".
Troop statistics
Engraved on granite blocks near the water pool at the east end of the monument are the casualty statistics for the soldiers who fought in the war.
- Dead — United States: 54,246, United Nations: 628,833
- Wounded — United States: 103,284, United Nations: 1,644,453.
- Captured — United States: 7,140, United Nations: 92,970.
- Missing — United States: 8,177, United Nations: 470,267.
The above inscribed numbers are most likely wrong, as no estimate of United Nations wounded has combined total wounded anywhere near that high.
Gallery
Image:koreanwar.jpg|Statues at the memorial.
Image:Korean War Memorial 82490561.jpg|The Memorial from a different angle, with the photographic wall in the background.
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Image:Korean Memorial4.JPG|Freedom isn't free
Image:Korean Memorial5.JPG|An engraving showing the number captured in the war.
Image:Korean_Memorial6.JPG|An engraving showing the number of missing in the war.
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