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12017-02-22T09:09:35-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eKorean War Veterans Memorial1On July 27, 1995, the presidents of the United States and the Republic of Korea dedicated the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the 42nd anniversary of the war's end. The memorial consists of an open triangle filled with 19 stainless-steel figures representing the 4 US military branches who look as if they are on patrol. A shallow reflecting pool fills the circle. Surrounding the soldiers is a wall filled with etchings made from war-related photographs. Another wall lists 22 members of the United Nations that contributed troops or medical support to the Korean War effort.plain2017-02-22T09:09:35-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
12017-02-22T09:09:33-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eNational Museum of Natural History1First known as the new National Museum, the National Museum of Natural History's building opened in 1910 after nearly 10 years of construction. The Museum's Beaux Arts design features a domed rotunda, columns, and a portico. The Museum first housed art, culture, history, geology, and natural history collections until the 1960s when the Museum of Natural History became a separate museum. Today, it is one of the most visited museums in the world, and displays such diverse objects as the Hope Diamond, a complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, and a live butterfly collection.plain2017-02-22T09:09:33-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
12017-02-22T09:09:35-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eVietnam Veterans Memorial, Three Soldiers1The Three Soldiers statue sits a few feet from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. This statue was added after the Wall opened to complement it and to offer an alternative memorial for critics who disliked the non-traditional design of the Wall. The sculpture's 3 soldiers represent the diversity of the US military by including a Caucasian, African American, and Latino American whose service branch is intentionally ambiguous. Together, they face the Wall of the fallen.plain2017-02-22T09:09:35-08:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e
