WWII Memorial

The World War 2 Memorial honors those who took action in the war. The beautiful construction of the memorial really shows the importance of veterans, and the states of our country. Around the memorial, there are columns, each having the name of a US state. Between each column, there are chains the represent how the states came together to help fight their enemies.  

On a wall, there are 4,000 gold stars, each one representing 100 people who have died because of the war.  During the war, families would hang blue stars in their windows to indicate that one of their families in their house was in the war. Sadly, that blue star would be traded in for a gold star if the family member was killed in action. 

By Anthony D.