5 facts about the korean war memorial

U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C.

For other memorials to the Korean War, see Korean War Memorial.

United States historic place

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950–1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995. It includes 19 statues representing U.S. military personnel in action. In 2022, the memorial was expanded to include a granite memorial wall, engraved with the names of U.S. military personnel (and South Koreans embedded in U.S. military units) who died in the war.

History

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was confirmed by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 99-572) on April 20, 1986,^[2] with design and construction managed by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board and the American Battle Monuments Commissio Pictures of the korean war memorial.