Korean War Veterans Memorial

How to Get There

Head southeast on Scott Cir NW toward Rhode Island Ave NW. Exit the traffic circle onto Massachusetts Ave NW. Keep right to stay on Massachusetts Ave NW. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto 14th St NW. Turn right onto Independence Ave SW.

Overview

The Korean War Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park, just south of the Reflecting Pool and southeast of the Lincoln Memorial, is a triangle intersecting a circle. Nineteen larger-than-life stainless steel statues by Frank Gaylord, called The Column, portray a platoon on patrol dressed in full combat gear, spread among Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force figures. A 164-foot black granite mural wall by Louis Nelson has more than 2,500 sandblasted photographic images of support troops.

Also on the Site

• United Nations Wall: lists the 22 nations that contributed troops or medical support
• Pool of Remembrance: a 30-foot pool in a circle of linden trees, with the numbers killed, wounded, missing, and taken prisoner
• Inscription: "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met."

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