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Korean War
Veterans Memorial
 Adjacent to
Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool
Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 619-7222
Hotels near the Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall
Built at a cost of $18 million in donated funds, this
powerful memorial to the Veterans of the Korean War, is located on a 2.2-acre site
adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. It
features a sculptured column of 19 foot soldiers arrayed
for combat, with the American flag as their symbolic
objective. A 164-foot mural wall is inscribed with the
words, "Freedom Is Not Free" and is etched with
2,500 photographic images of nurses, chaplains, crew
chiefs, mechanics
 and other support personnel to
symbolize the vast effort that sustained the military
operation. Open: Daily 8
a.m.-midnight. For more information, call the National
Park Service at (202) 619-7222.
Admission: Free
Metro:
Smithsonian
Related Links:
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