Korean War Veterans Memorial

Korean War Memorial

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible

Honoring the service members who served in the Korean War from 1950-1953, this memorial opened in 1995. The stainless steel soldiers represent different branches of service including Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force. Faces on the black stone wall are those of real war veterans. Walking through the memorial, one gets the sense of walking with the soldiers, an evocative experience unique among the war memorials in DC.

Inscriptions

Pool Wall
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE

North Curb
AUSTRALIA NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM NEW ZEALAND
CANADA NORWAY
COLOMBIA PHILIPPINES
DENMARK REPUBLIC OF KOREA
ETHIOPIA SOUTH AFRICA
FRANCE SWEDEN
GREECE THAILAND
INDIA TURKEY
ITALY UNITED KINGDOM
LUXEMBOURG UNITED STATES

Plaza Apex
OUR NATION HONORS HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL TO DEFEND A COUNTRY THEY NEVER KNEW AND A PEOPLE THEY NEVER MET

Pool Curb
DEAD
USA. 54,246 U.N. 628,833
MISSING
USA.8,177 U.N. 470,267
CAPTURED USA. 7,140 U.N. 92,970
WOUNDED
USA. 103,284 U.N. 1,064,453

Dedication behind wall of faces
KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
Established by the
American Battle Monuments Commission
and the
Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board
Architects
Cooper-Lecky Architects
Sculptor
Frank C. Gaylord, II
Muralist
Louis Nelson Associates
Builders and Fabricators
Faith Construction, Inc.
R.J. Crowley, Inc.
Cold Spring Granite Company
Tallix Art Foundry
Design and Construction Agent
Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Funded by Donations
From Veterans, Families, and Friends
Dedicated
July 27, 1995