Monument+Project+RN


 * Korean Memorial**


 * The veterans of the Korean war are represented by this monument.
 * This monument was created to remember and honor those who lost their lives and fought unselfishly in the Korean war.
 * The statues of soldiers represent those who fought in the war.
 * The figures represent a squad on patrol black granite wall has over 10 thousand photos from the war.
 * The pool of remembrance contains the U.S. and U.N. casualties.
 * Located in Washington D.C.'s West Potamic Park.
 * A competition was held in 1986 to find the design for the memorial.
 * Four architects competed in this competition from Pennsylvania State University.
 * This team withdrew from the competition because there changes would have been made to their ideas.
 * The Main Memorial is shaped of a triangle intersecting into a circle.
 * 19 stainless steel statues are located within the memorial.
 * Each one of these statues are larger than life size.
 * The statues represent a squad on patrol.
 * They are approximately 7 foot 3 inch tall and consist of 14 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force.
 * They represent 12 Caucasian, 3 African-American, 2 Hispanic, 1 Oriental, 1 Indian (Native American)
 * 14 of these figures are from the U.S. army, 3 of them are from the marine corps, and one of them is from the navy.
 * There seems to be 38 soldiers because of the reflection on the walls.