Korean War Veterans Memorial Freedom is Not FREE

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by Bob and Nadine Johnston

Original - Sold

Price

Not Specified

Dimensions

36.000 x 28.000 x 1.500 inches

Title

Korean War Veterans Memorial Freedom is Not FREE

Artist

Bob and Nadine Johnston

Medium

Photograph - Gift Or Greeting And Note Cards Are Cheaper By The Dozen

Description

Freedom is not Free
--- Our nation honors her sons and daughters, who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met. . . . . This wall is by the Reflecting Pool. In winter the Korean Veterans War Memorial seems more like it did in Korea to many Veterans, who remember the winters with temperatures at 40+ below Zero and a wind chill factor of 100 Degrees below Zero.
The initial design competition was won in 1989 by a team of four architects from The Pennsylvania State University, but this team withdrew as it became clear that changes would be needed to satisfy the advisory board and reviewing agencies such as the Commission of Fine Arts. A federal court case was filed and lost over the design changes. The eventual design was by Cooper-Lecky Architects who oversaw collaboration between several designers.
President George H. W. Bush conducted the groundbreaking for the Memorial on June 14, 1992, Flag Day. The companies and organizations involved in the construction are listed on the memorial as: the Faith Construction company, the R. J. Crowley company, the Cold Spring Granite Company, the Tallix Art Foundry and the Baltimore District of the US Army Corps of Engineers.... The memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the war, by President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic of Korea, to the men and women who served during the conflict. Management of the memorial was turned over to the National Park Service, under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. As with all National Park Service historic areas, the memorial was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on the day of its dedication.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It commemorates those who served in the Korean War.

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December 5th, 2012