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In 1982, Diane Carlson Evans, who served as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War, attended the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.Noting the memorial's focus on men who served during the war, she wanted to also memorialize the more than 11,500 American women who served as nurses and in other roles.
The Pioneer Military and Memorial Park was designated as historical and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2007, NRHP reference number 06001317. According to the National Register, the "Periods of Significance" are from 1850 to 1924.
A bronze soldier standing at parade rest is perched atop a boulder to honor Civil War soldiers, erected in 1942. More than one hundred Buffalo Soldiers are interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. These African American soldiers were members of the 9th, 10th, 24th, and 25th Cavalry during the American Civil War [1] Scotty Bowers (1923 ...
As of December 2014, a total of 42,964 veterans and family members have been interred at one of the two Nevada's Veterans Memorial Cemeteries in either Boulder City or Fernley Nevada. [3] As of 2015, the Veterans Affairs Cemetery Administration is conducting one of the largest expansions of military cemeteries since the American Civil War. [4]
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia [13] (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության զինված ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan zinvats uzher, abbreviated ՀՀ ԶՈՒ, HH ZU), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army (հայկական բանակ), is the national military of Armenia.
Service ribbons, ribbon devices, and badge awards displayed on a Command Master Chief Petty Officer's service uniform.. The awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces include various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Final design for the Hemicycle in 1929. The memorial is located in the Hemicycle, the ceremonial entrance to the Arlington National Cemetery. Originally, the cemetery had three gates: The Treasury Gate at the intersection of Porter Avenue and Patton Drive (now Eisenhower Drive); the McClellan Gate at the intersection of McClellan Drive and Patton Drive; and the Sheridan Gate, where Custis Walk ...
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a monument erected in Boston Common in downtown Boston, dedicated to soldiers and sailors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who died in the American Civil War. Designed by Martin Milmore , construction began in 1874 and the monument was dedicated on September 17, 1877.