Korean War Veterans Memorial

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Dawn Picture of the statues within the memorial — Sun Rises over the statues of the MemorialPhoto: NPS Photo/Carol Highsmith

At the Korean War Veterans Memorial, "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met."

Photos

The American flag is centered in the backgrounds between two walkways. — Korean War Veterans Memorial in the summerPhoto: NPS Photo

Statues of servicemen from the Korean War with fall foliage in the background — The Korean War Veterans Memorial with fall foliagePhoto: NPS Photo

Faces of soldiers are etched onto a black granite wall — The Wall of Faces remembers soldiers that fought during the Korean War.Photo: NPS/RMendoza

Nineteen stainless steel statues reflect on a black granite wall — The nineteen statues reflect on the black granite wall creating an illusion of thirty-eight soldiers. The number thirty-eight represents the 38th parallel latitude where the Korean borders are located.Photo: NPS/RMendoza

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.