Korean+Memorial


 * Located in Washington D.C.'s West Potamic Park
 * Commemorates those who died in the Korean War
 * A competition was held to find the design of the memorial in 1986
 * Four architects competed in this competition from The Pennsylvania State University
 * This team withdrew from the competition because changes would have to be made to their ideas
 * Main memorial is in a shape of a triangle intersecting into a circle
 * 19 stainless steel statue of veterans are within the memorial
 * Each statue is larger than life size
 * The statues represent a squad on patrol
 * 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- represents the 38th parallel
 * Circle contains the Pool of Remembrance which is a pool of granite with the names and pictures of the war and of those killed in the war.

Work Cited
"Korean War Veterans Memorial." //Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Apr. 2014. Web. 01 May 2014.

"Korean War Veterans Memorial." //, Washington //. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.

Pictures:

"Korean War Memorial Aerial View of the Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C Credit: Library of Congress – Command Posts." //Command Posts RSS //. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.

"Welcome to the Korean War Memorial!" //Welcome to the Korean War Memorial! // N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.

"Freedom Is NOT Free." //Working Moms 911 Blog //. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014.