United States Memorials
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The United States has many prominent memorials and monuments within the country commemorating the past wars, leaders, and other notable events from American history. A great deal of these memorials can be found in Washington, DC, the nation's capital.
List of Memorials
- Arlington National Cemetery, (Arlington, Virginia), memorial cemetery for US war dead
- The Washington Monument, (Washington, DC, opened 1885), in honor of former President George Washington
- The Tomb of the Unknowns, (Washington, DC, opened 1921), memorializing the unidentified American war dead in all wars
- The Lincoln Memorial, (Washington, DC, opened 1922), in honor of former President Abraham Lincoln
- The Jefferson Memorial (Washington, DC, opened 1943), in honor of former President Thomas Jefferson
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC, opened 1982), commemorating the US war dead in the Vietnam War
- The Korean War Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC, opened 1995), commemorating the men and women who served in the Korean War
- The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Washington, DC, opened 2001), in honor of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- The Oklahoma City National Memorial (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, opened 2001), commemorating those affected by the Oklahoma City bombing
- The National D-Day Memorial (Bedford, Virginia, opened 2002), in remembrance of those who served and died in the Battle of Normandy
- The National World War II Memorial (Washington, DC, opened 2004), in honor of those who served the US in World War II