Matt's WW II Memorial

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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


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