2008 Official GLBT Travelers Guide - Pride in DC - (Page 36) Marine COrPs MeMOrial iWO JiMa sTaTue Route 50 near Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA · (703) 289-2500 · One of the largest St. & Independence Ave. NW · Washington, DC · wwiimemorial.com naTiOnal WOrlD War ii MeMOrial 17th Located between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial, this memorial honors the 16 million who served during WWII and those who supported the war effort from home. The memorial features a pillar for each state and territory from that period and a field of gold stars honoring the more than 400,000 who died. Open daily except Christmas. Free. u.s. navy MeMOrial & naval heriTaGe CenTer Metro: Rosslyn. bronze statues ever cast, this memorial commemorates all the marines who have died in battle since 1775. The 32-foot high figures are shown erecting a 60-foot bronze flag pole from which a cloth flag flies 24 hrs. a day. Open 24 hours. Free. 701 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 123 · Washington, DC · (202) 737-2300 · (800) 821-8892 · navymemorial.org · naTiOnal laW enfOrCeMenT OffiCers MeMOrial Metro: Smithsonian. Memorial-Penn Quarter. Striking, outdoor United States Navy Memorial and the adjacent Naval Heritage Center honor the men and women of the U.S. Navy - past, present and future. Hosts Navy ceremonies and events, noon and evening concerts, Navy Log (Nat’l Registry for sea service personnel), exhibits, film AT SEA, and gift shops. Metro: Archives-Navy vieTnaM veTerans MeMOrial 605 E St. NW · Washington, DC · (202) 737-3400 · (800) 569-4928 · nleomf.com · Elegant marble walls TheODOre rOOsevelT islanD Washington, DC · (703) 289-2500 · Metro: Judiciary Square. display the names of more than 17,000 federal, state and local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty dating back to 1792. Interactive video displays, free children’s activity packet, gift shop, free walking tour brochures and maps are available at the Visitors Center. Memorial open 24-hours. Free. Guided tours by appoinment. Congress designated this serene island as a memorial to President Theodore Roosevelt, early champion of conservation. It is accesible by footbridge from the parking lot, off the north-bound lane of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Constitution Ave. & Henry Bacon Dr. NWWashington, DC · (202) 634-1568 · nps.gov/vive · The black granite Metro: Rosslyn. walls of this moving V-shaped memorial are inscribed with the names of more than 58,209 Americans missing or killed in the Vietnam conflict. Open 24-hours; Park Ranger on site 8 am midnight. Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU. 36 See & Do http://wwiimemorial.com http://navymemorial.org http://nleomf.com http://nps.gov/vive http://www.phillipscollection.org http://www.phillipscollection.org
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