They went not for conquest and not for gain,but only to protect the anguished and the innocent.They suffered greatly and by their heroismin a thousand forgotten battles they added aluster to the codes we hold most dear:duty, honor, country, fidelity, bravery, integrity. . .

Built by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory at a cost of $18 million in donated funds, this powerful new memorial, located on a 2.2-acre site adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, features a sculptured column of 19 foot soldiers arrayed for combat, with the American flag as their symbolic objective.