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Dedicated to Japanese-American Veterans of all wars, many of whom were overlooked for commendation during WWII due to prejudice.
Commemorates: WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, Grenada, et al
At the entrance of one of the Army's largest bases, this active site memorializes recent loses in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Commemorates: Mexican-American, Civil, Indian Wars, Afghanistan, Iraq, "War on Terrorism"Passed by thousands of tourists everyday in D.C., how many recognize this Revolutionary War naval officer?
Commemorates: RevolutionAlthough Grant sits calm astride his horse, he is flanked by his men engaged in battle.
Commemorates: CivilOne of thousands of "local" memorials dedicated to all war veterans, this one probably erected mid-1980s.
Commemorates: All wars
Memorializing those lost from one small town in American Civil, Spanish-American and First World wars.
Commemorates: WWI, Civil, Revolution, Spanish American
One of many memorials to "Indian Wars" throughout the United States.
Commemorates: Black Hawk Indian War
"The history of a soldier's wound beguiles the pain of it," reads one marker at the Boston Korean War Memorial.
Commemorates: Korean
Commemorates twenty men from South Boston who gave their lives in the Korean War.
Commemorates: Korean
An inspiration for Maya Lin's Vietnam memorial, built by parents who lost their son to "the tragedy and futility" of war.
Commemorates: Vietnam War
Washington's statue is part of the pre-WWI "absolutist" style that revered leaders over the common man.
Commemorates: Revolution
Texas State Cemetery contains veterans from every major combat since the Civil War.
Commemorates: Revolution
Amid a suburban strip mall in a predominantly Vietnamese descendant's neighborhood stands this memorial.
Commemorates: Vietnam
An "absolutist" style monument, honoring a leader over common soldiers, who fought in the 1812, Civil and Texas Revolutionary wars.
Commemorates: War of 1812, Texas Revolution, Civil
One of 147 cemeteries in the United States designated for veterans since 1867, Woods now contains over 30,000 soldier's graves.
Commemorates: All wars after 1871This film was produced with a grant from the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund, a project of Voqal Fund administered by Chicago Filmmakers.
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