Pacific Pavilion

World War II Memorial: Pacific Entrance

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One of three entrances to the World War II Memorial, this "victory pavilion" houses a dramatic sculpture of bald eagles laying a laurel wreath, symbolizing victory. On the floor, find a depiction of the victory medal presented to each servicemember at the end of the war.

Inscriptions
Entrance floor
World War II
1941-1945
Victory on Land
Victory at Sea
Victory in Air
Pool edge
PEARL HARBOR
WAKE ISLAND
CHINA BURMA INDIA
BATAAN CORREGIDOR
CORAL SEA
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
MIDWAY
GUADALCANAL
NEW GUINEA
BUNA
CENTRAL PACIFIC
TARAWA
KWAJALEIN
ATTU
SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM
PHILIPPINE SEA
NORTH PACIFIC
PELELIU
LEYTE GULF
LUZON
MANILA
IWO JIMA
OKINAWA
JAPAN
Fountain sides
BATTLE OF MIDWAY JUNE 4-7, 1942
THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO WIN, YET THEY DID, AND IN DOING SO THEY CHANGED THE COURSE OF A WAR. EVEN AGAINST THE GREATES OF ODDS, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE HUMAN SPIRIT - A MAGIC BLEND OF SKILL, FAITH AND VALOR - THAT CAN LIFT ME FROM CERTAIN DEFEAT TO INCREDIBLE VICTORY
Walter Lord Author
THE WAR'S END
TODAY YTHE GUNS ARE SILENT. A GREAT TRAGEDY HAS ENDED. A GREAT VICTORY HAS BEEN WON. THE SKIES NO LONGER RAIN DEATH - THE SEAS BEAR ONLY COMMERCE - MEN EVERYWHERE WALK UPRIGHT IN THE SUNLIGHT. THE ENTIRE WORLD IS QUIETLY AT PEACE.
General Douglas MacArthur