Washington, DC Memorials Honoring Veterans

National Tributes to Military Service

The capital region hosts iconic memorials commemorating U.S. veterans:

1. Arlington National Cemetery (VA) – 400,000+ burials; Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; JFK gravesite.
2. National World War II Memorial – 56 pillars, Freedom Wall (4,048 gold stars = 405,399 dead).
3. Korean War Veterans Memorial – 19 stainless-steel statues on patrol; Pool of Remembrance.
4. Vietnam Veterans Memorial – "The Wall": 58,000+ names on black granite; Three Servicemen statue.
5. National Mall – Contextual landscape linking Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, WWII Memorial, and others.

Additional sites: U.S. Navy Memorial, Air Force Memorial, Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima), American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.