Memorials at Veterans Park

NEW MEMORIALS AT VETERANS PARK

Korean War and Korean Defense Veteran's Memorial and Memorial to the Fallen at Veterans Park.

Collaborating with the Walton Walker Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, the Arlington Veterans Park Foundation will complete a Korean War Memorial and a Memorial to the Fallen in Arlington Veterans Park. The Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans Memorial will consist of five black granite markers placed inside a circular standing area enclosed by a seating bench. Four of the columns recognize the military service branches that served in the Korean conflict. The center column contains a map of the Korean Peninsula. A bronze kneeling soldier faces the monument.

The water feature and star in the original Master Plan is replaced in the revised plan with a paved plaza with a granite star inside a concrete circle. The two existing memorials, as well as the Korean War memorial, will radiate from the center of the star in the Memorial to the Fallen. A five-sided granite pedestal will sit in the center of the star, each side representing the names of all the Arlington residents who have died in the nation’s service during times of war. The Arlington Historical Society has an ongoing project to find all the names of the fallen from Arlington.

The Foundation and the Korean War Veterans Association contracted with Parkhill (formerly Schrickel Rollins Associates) to provide a new master plan for the memorials. The Foundation paid 62.5% of the design fees for this effort. The City is currently under contract for the design and construction document package with MMA of Arlington.

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation awarded $701,765 to the City for this project. The Foundation provided a $49,000 cash match and the KWVA provided a $32,000 cash match, creating a total project budget of $782,765.

Design development commenced December 2021. Construction is anticipated to begin September 2022, with an anticipated project completion date of May 2023.