The Military Working Dog Teams National Monument - consists of five bronze sculptures (4 dogs and dog handler) seated on a large granite pedestal inscribed, "Guardians of America's Freedom."[1]
Behind the main granite pedestal is a large granite wall containing inscriptions about the history of the Military Working Dog program on one side. The other side of the wall contains laser etched authentic images of Military Working Dog Teams in action during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Behind the granite wall are five flag poles, one for each of the five U.S. Armed Services.
The "Not Forgotten Fountain" is a bronze sculpture depicting a Vietnam War dog handler pouring water from his canteen into a helmet.[3] The sculpture represents a Vietnam era dog handler and his working dog. A significant feature is the dog’s paw resting on the thigh of his hander accentuating their bonding relationship. The water fountain idea was conceived by Mr. Burnam and sculpted by Artist, Paula Slater. The water fountain is fully functional so that a visiting dog may have a drink. The granite pedestal of the "Not Forgotten Fountain" reads "In everlasting memory of all the war dogs who served, died, and were left behind in the Vietnam War". The entire monument is equipped with in-ground lighting providing a startling nighttime effect.
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The Unknown Soldier Monument in Carol Park form Bucharest Romania, my hometown.
in memory of the 225,000 soldiers who sacrificed themselves in the First World War
in memory of the 225,000 soldiers who sacrificed themselves in the First World War
Riverside National Cemetary, at March Airfield in Riverside California, My friend has a father and mother there. There is a marble monument
with a soldier kneeling with his hands tied behind his back to signify being a prisoner. there is another monument with all the names engraved
with a bronze statue of a totally bandaged soldier lying on top.
with a soldier kneeling with his hands tied behind his back to signify being a prisoner. there is another monument with all the names engraved
with a bronze statue of a totally bandaged soldier lying on top.
Santa Fe National Cemetery
New Mexico, US
As the West began to settle and civilize, the government closed frontier forts and brought the dead to what was then a territorial capital for re-burial. It's also where victims of the battle of Glorieta Pass, a little-known Civil War battle in New Mexico, were interred. A monument honors the Navajo Code Talkers, who confounded the Japanese by using their native language to transmit military orders.
New Mexico, US
As the West began to settle and civilize, the government closed frontier forts and brought the dead to what was then a territorial capital for re-burial. It's also where victims of the battle of Glorieta Pass, a little-known Civil War battle in New Mexico, were interred. A monument honors the Navajo Code Talkers, who confounded the Japanese by using their native language to transmit military orders.
