WASHINGTON STATE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
THIS DESIGN FEATURES A STAR-LIKE CLUSTER OF FIVE, 14 FOOT HIGH BRONZE BLADES ENGRAVED WITH THE NAMES OF NEARLY 6,000 WASHINGTON RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WWII. THE ENGRAVED NAMES FORM A SILHOUETTE IMAGES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS. THESE BLADES ARE PLACED UPON A GRANITE WORLD MAP. LARGE ROCKS ENGRAVED WITH THE SIGNIFICANT BATTLE NAMES AND EVENTS SURROUND THE WHEAT FIELD.
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Listing Details
- Public
- WORLD WAR II
- Contemporary War Memorial
- 1999
- WASHINGTON STATE CAPITOL
- 98501
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