By Matt
FEATURES
HISTORY
The Memorial has a 9 feet high (3m) Freedom Wall. Decorated with 4,043 gold stars.
Each 1 star for each 100 soldiers who died
Their were 16million soldiers who went into the war and 400,000 died in the war.
DESIGN
In 2001 a National competition was held to determine who would design it.
DESIGN
It is 337 feet long and 240 feet wide.
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The Memorial includes 56pillars and it cost 197 million dollars to build.
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The Federal Government donated 16 million to the construction. It was dedicated on May, 2004.
By Matt