7. Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe Washington Monument was built in memory of the first U.S. President George Washington (Feb. 22, 1732 – Dec. 14, 1799). Construction work started on the monument in 1848. The site was opened to the public in 1888. It is 555’ 5 1/8” tall. <br />George Washington is known as the “Father of his country.”<br />One of the American Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence that termed Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness unalienable rights. He also became the third U.S. president. <br />Though work on the memorial finished in 1943, Thomas Jefferson’s statue was added in 1947. <br />The Lincoln Memorial was built to celebrate the life of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). <br />He led the nation during the American Civil War, prevented the U.S. from disintegration and abolished slavery. <br />The Roosevelt Memorial consists of four sections, depicting each term of the 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) in the White House. <br />In view of President Roosevelt’s physical disability, the memorial is accessible to those with physical impairments. <br />He led the United States during World War II. He is the only president who was elected to office more than twice. <br />The World War II Memorial was inaugurated in 2004 in memory of the over 400,000 Americans who died in the “global military conflict.”<br />The United States fought against Japan, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania from 1941 to 1947.<br />The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated to the one and a half million Americans who fought to protect South Korea in a three-year war against North Korea – 131 of them received the Medal of Honor. <br />The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the over 58,000 dead and many more injured Americans who participated in the Vietnam War (1955-1973). <br />Here, while a female nurse helps an injured soldier, another one looks up for a U.S. helicopter.<br />
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