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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze tablets displaying names from the Gladwin Record line the memorial walls at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, documenting 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The memorial honors individuals who fled slavery during the Civil War and found refuge in Union-occupied Alexandria, where they established one of the largest contraband communities in Virginia. Bronze icons next to certain names indicate that living descendants have been identified through ongoing genealogical research led by Char McCargo Bah, who has traced over 1,000 descendan-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities in March 1864. The memorial plaza features 'The Path of Thorns and Roses,' an 18-foot bronze sculpture by Mario Chiodo depicting six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site protects 631 identified grave locations with flush stone markers while co-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — An inscription in the floor stones at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial reads '1955 GAS STATION' and explains that the concrete floor of a gas station that desecrated many graves was kept in place to protect remaining burials below. The memorial, dedicated in 2014, preserves the final resting place of 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 after fleeing slavery during the Civil War. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land and became the site of one of the first successful civil rights protests when 44-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze figure from The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial depicts one of six allegorical representations including Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created and sculpted by Mario Chiodo in 2013, the 18-foot bronze sculpture serves as the centerpiece of the memorial honoring 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen com-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Grave markers inscribed with 'Grave of a Child' mark burial sites at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, where over 50 percent of the 1,711 documented burials were children under age 5. The cemetery served as the final resting place for African Americans who fled slavery and died between 1864-1869 during the Civil War era. Established in March 1864 by Union military authorities on confiscated Confederate land, the cemetery documented extreme childhood mortality rates caused by overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and epidemic diseases including smallpox, typh-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial commemorates 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities. The memorial features Mario Chiodo's 18-foot bronze sculpture 'The Path of Thorns and Roses' with six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers succ-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial commemorates 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities. The memorial features Mario Chiodo's 18-foot bronze sculpture 'The Path of Thorns and Roses' with six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers succ-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A sidewalk plaque outside the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial marks graves beneath South Washington Street that date to 1864. The bronze plaque explains that the Freedmen's Cemetery extended into the middle of South Washington Street during the Civil War, with tan stones in the sidewalk marking graves identified by archaeologists investigating the original cemetery location. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community, ultimately recording 1,711 burials between 1864-1869. Ar-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A grave marker at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial displays an inscription honoring the African Americans who fled to Alexandria during the Civil War and those who died from disease and deprivation. The memorial, dedicated in 2014, protects 631 identified grave locations from the original cemetery established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land. The cemetery served as the final resting place for 1,711 documented African Americans between 1864-1869, including formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines and were classified as 'con-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A sidewalk plaque outside the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial marks graves beneath South Washington Street that date to 1864. The bronze plaque explains that the Freedmen's Cemetery extended into the middle of South Washington Street during the Civil War, with tan stones in the sidewalk marking graves identified by archaeologists investigating the original cemetery location. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community, ultimately recording 1,711 burials between 1864-1869. Ar-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A memorial marker honors Revolutionary War patriots buried in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, the oldest public Catholic cemetery in Virginia and the oldest active cemetery in Alexandria. The cemetery dates to 1795 and is associated with Saint Mary's Catholic Church, established the same year as the oldest Catholic parish in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The memorial commemorates five Revolutionary War veterans interred in the cemetery: Francis Ignatius Hagen of the 3rd Virginia Regiment, Lawrence Hurdle of the Maryland Line, Pierre La Croix who served in both the French-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A memorial marker honors Revolutionary War patriots buried in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, the oldest public Catholic cemetery in Virginia and the oldest active cemetery in Alexandria. The cemetery dates to 1795 and is associated with Saint Mary's Catholic Church, established the same year as the oldest Catholic parish in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The memorial commemorates five Revolutionary War veterans interred in the cemetery: Francis Ignatius Hagen of the 3rd Virginia Regiment, Lawrence Hurdle of the Maryland Line, Pierre La Croix who served in both the French-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial displays an inscription honoring Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force from 1944 to 1945. The memorial commemorates Eisenhower's dual legacy as the military leader who oversaw the D-Day invasion and subsequent Allied victory in Europe, and as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Located near the National Mall, the memorial was dedicated in 2020 after decades of planning and design development. The site features multiple elements including sculptural reliefs, inscribed walls, and a large-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial features a bronze sculpture depicting General Eisenhower addressing American troops before the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944. The memorial, designed by architect Frank Gehry and dedicated in 2020, honors the 34th president's leadership as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and his subsequent presidency. Located in a four-acre park near the National Mall and Capitol Hill, the memorial includes several sculptural elements and massive stainless steel tapestries depicting scenes from Eisenhower's life and career.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial displays an inscription honoring Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force from 1944 to 1945. The memorial commemorates Eisenhower's dual legacy as the military leader who oversaw the D-Day invasion and subsequent Allied victory in Europe, and as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Located near the National Mall, the memorial was dedicated in 2020 after decades of planning and design development. The site features multiple elements including sculptural reliefs, inscribed walls, and a large-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial displays an inscription honoring Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force from 1944 to 1945. The memorial commemorates Eisenhower's dual legacy as the military leader who oversaw the D-Day invasion and subsequent Allied victory in Europe, and as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Located near the National Mall, the memorial was dedicated in 2020 after decades of planning and design development. The site features multiple elements including sculptural reliefs, inscribed walls, and a large-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Young Eisenhower sculpture by Sergey Eylanbekov depicts Dwight D. Eisenhower as a contemplative young man seated on a pedestal at the northwest entrance plaza of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The bronze sculpture represents Eisenhower's early years as a boy from Abilene, Kansas, serving as a visual introduction to the memorial's narrative of his rise from small-town origins to Supreme Allied Commander and President. An accompanying inscription from Eisenhower's Abilene Homecoming Speech of June 22, 1945, reads 'The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.'-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial displays a quote from President Eisenhower's homecoming speech delivered in Abilene, Kansas on June 22, 1945. The inscription features Eisenhower's reflection on childhood dreams and his pride in his Kansas hometown, delivered shortly after Germany's surrender in World War II. The memorial, designed by architect Frank Gehry and dedicated in 2020, honors Eisenhower's dual legacy as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and 34th President of the United States. Located near the National Mall, the memorial spans four acres and includes bronze sculptur-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Young Eisenhower sculpture by Sergey Eylanbekov depicts Dwight D. Eisenhower as a contemplative young man seated on a pedestal at the northwest entrance plaza of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The bronze sculpture represents Eisenhower's early years as a boy from Abilene, Kansas, serving as a visual introduction to the memorial's narrative of his rise from small-town origins to Supreme Allied Commander and President. An accompanying inscription from Eisenhower's Abilene Homecoming Speech of June 22, 1945, reads 'The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.'-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Young Eisenhower sculpture by Sergey Eylanbekov depicts Dwight D. Eisenhower as a contemplative young man seated on a pedestal at the northwest entrance plaza of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The bronze sculpture represents Eisenhower's early years as a boy from Abilene, Kansas, serving as a visual introduction to the memorial's narrative of his rise from small-town origins to Supreme Allied Commander and President. An accompanying inscription from Eisenhower's Abilene Homecoming Speech of June 22, 1945, reads 'The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.'-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Young Eisenhower sculpture by Sergey Eylanbekov depicts Dwight D. Eisenhower as a contemplative young man seated on a pedestal at the northwest entrance plaza of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The bronze sculpture represents Eisenhower's early years as a boy from Abilene, Kansas, serving as a visual introduction to the memorial's narrative of his rise from small-town origins to Supreme Allied Commander and President. An accompanying inscription from Eisenhower's Abilene Homecoming Speech of June 22, 1945, reads 'The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene.'-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — Tourists walk along the side of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with part of the World War II Memorial visible behind them on the National Mall. The World War II Memorial, dedicated in 2004, honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during the war and the more than 400,000 who died. The memorial features 56 pillars representing U.S. states and territories, along with two arches commemorating the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of war. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, completed in 1922, stretches 2,029 feet (618 meters) and serves as a central featur-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — One of the large sculpted eagles at the National World War II Memorial displays the distinctive artistic elements that mark this commemorative site on the National Mall. The memorial, dedicated in 2004, honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II and the more than 400,000 who died in the conflict. The bronze eagles are among the prominent sculptural features that adorn the memorial, which was designed by architect Friedrich St. Florian. The memorial sits between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument on the National Mall. The site se-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The National World War II Memorial reflects in the still waters of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The memorial, dedicated in 2004, honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during World War II and the more than 400,000 who died in the conflict. The memorial features 56 granite pillars representing U.S. states and territories, arranged around a central plaza with fountains. Located between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, the memorial sits at the western end of the Reflecting Pool, which was originally constructed in 1922 as part of t-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — Tourists walk along the side of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with part of the World War II Memorial visible behind them on the National Mall. The World War II Memorial, dedicated in 2004, honors the 16 million Americans who served in the armed forces during the war and the more than 400,000 who died. The memorial features 56 pillars representing U.S. states and territories, along with two arches commemorating the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of war. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, completed in 1922, stretches 2,029 feet (618 meters) and serves as a central featur-stock-foto
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