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Situated in West Potomac Park, Washington D.C. is the memorial that honors the devotion, patriotism and courage of the United States Korean War Veterans. One of the granite walls declares in the inscription of silver the intent of the memorial, “Freedom is not free.”

The memorial includes nineteen stainless steel statues that each stands over 7 feet tall, and represent a patrol squad comprised of members from all of the branches of the U.S. armed forces involved in the Korean War. The patrol squad stands next to the polished, black granite walls which form a triangle in the park area. Images have been sandblasted into the granite to show the faces and scenes from archival photographs of the war proving that an immense amount of thought went into every detail of this poignant memorial.



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  • The memorial was dedicated on July 27,1995. 

  • The designer was Frank Gaylord.

  • The memorial is a triangular field that intersects a circle.

  • The Field of Service has 19 statues of military personnel.

  • The statues are made of stainless steel.

  • The 19 statues represent 14 Army soldiers, 3 marines 1 Air force observer and 1 navy medic.

  • 54,246 American were killed in the conflict.

  • The mural wall was designed by Louis Nelson.

  • The mural has over 2400 pictures of men and women who served in Korea.

  • Troops suffered casualties due to cold from moving across snow and ice.

  • The wall is made from Academy Black Granite.
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