Pictures of Korean War Memorial in Washington DC

[Anonymous]

Perhaps because it was sunset, the statues looked particularly eerie.

[Anonymous]

The feeling at the memorial was of sadness and isolation.

[Anonymous]

The wall had images of soldiers etched into it. With the sunset behind, it looked especially forlorn.

[Anonymous]

The signs listed those missing and killed were particularly sobering.

[Anonymous]

Sign listing the number of dead

[Anonymous]

This sign listed the number of those captured.

[Anonymous]

The statues of soldiers always looked so dejected.

[Anonymous]

My favorite part of the memorial was the quote and the reflective pool.

[Anonymous]

Freedom is not free

[Anonymous]

"Our nation honors
her sons and daughters
who answered the call
to defend a country
they never knew
and a people
they never met"

1950 * Korea * 1953

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing. This memorial is something I want to see.

[Anonymous]

As Sabro mentioned, thank you for sharing the pictures. I would like to visit Washington in the future. May we as a people always remember the sacrifices that many before us have made in order to have the country that we have.

[clay dube]

Gabrielle, thanks for sharing these photos. Some of you may be interested in the most popular South Korean memorial for the war and those who suffered then and are separated now:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68558939@N00/1427307874/

This site has photos of many monuments in South Korea for soldiers from variou nations:
http://eng.koreanwar60.go.kr/50/2006000100.asp?cat=home&page=2&kind=&zone=&sWord=

Here are other memorials in South Korea (the Republic of Korea):
http://www.kwva.org/memorials/korea/p_mem_korea.htm

Here's an article about "contested memories" which examines representations of the war in museums.
http://japanfocus.org/-Tessa-Morris_Suzuki/3193
edited by Clay Dube on 8/4/2012

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing. My family and I went to Washington, DC two summers ago and also took pictures of this memorial. It is a nice summer trip but Washington DC is VERY hot and humid. When we have gone in the fall the weather was so much more tolerable. **Side note- the Smithsonian museums are amazing and free!

[Anonymous]

I take 8th graders to Washington DC every year. We always go during Spring Break - it is still cold and the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom. The students love the story about receiving the cherry trees from Japan so long ago. There are a lot of opportunities for the students to learn about Asia on the trip. War memorials as well as China town in New York - that is an eye opener! I would really encourage other teachers to do this trip if you can!

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