The Korean War Veterans Memorial honors those who fought in one of the nation’s forgotten wars and one that has ramifications still felt today. The memorial features statues of 19 soldiers representing a patrol squad. The 19 soldiers reflect in a granite wall, giving the illusion of 38 soldiers, representing the 38th parallel that divides North and South Korea. The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1995 on the 42nd anniversary of the deal ending the war.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Some of the 19 stainless-steel soldiers, created by Frank Gaylord, on "patrol" at Washington's Korean War Veterans Memorial in South Potomac Park, near the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. (Carol M. Highsmith/Via the Library of Congress)