War in the 1950's ! ! !
The Korean War
The Korean War, also nicknamed, "The Forgotten War" began on June 25, 1950, and ended July 27, 1953. It took place in the Korean Peninsula. 5,720,000 U.S troops were engaged. 33,741 of those people lost their lives in this war.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial opened in 1995 to commemorate the 33,741 Americans who died in the Korean War. The memorial includes 19 statues that depict fighting men on patrol who represent the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. A granite mural of over two thousand sandblasted photographs honors the supporting services that provided supply, medical, spiritual, and fire support to the front-line units. The United Nations Wall on the opposite side lists the countries that provided troops, medical support, or supplies to help South Korea. These were: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The Wall at the Memorial
- The Wall: 164 feet long and 100 tons of polished granite with more than 2500 photographic images of troops that supported the soldiers fighting the war are sandblasted onto the wall
- Statues: 19 stainless steel statues over 7 feet tall
15 Army, 2 Marines, 1 Navy Medic, 1 Air Force Observer - Pool of Remembrance: black granite 30 feet in diameter
- United Nations Wall: raised granite curb lists 22 nations that contributed to this first U.N. effort
- Memorial Size: 2.2 acres