Washington, our nation’s capitol, is filled with historic places and museums, and I was excited to visit it the first time decades ago. I’ve returned several times over the years and there is always something to draw me back. Today I am sharing our country’s National World War II Memorial at night. These are my nephew’s photos on his recent trip. Thanks James!
The full moon set the stage for a night visit to the Memorial.
Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of small triumphal arches surrounding a square and fountain, it sits on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The World War II Memorial honors the sacrifice and displays the victory of Americans who served during World War II.
They have given their sons to the military serves. They stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks. Riveted the ships and rolled the shells.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Freedom Wall is on the west side of the memorial, with a view of the Reflecting Pool and Lincoln Memorial behind it. The wall has 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 Americans who died in the war.
The heroism of our troops was matched by that of the armed forces of the nations that fought by our side. They absorbed the blows and they shared to the full in the ultimate destruction of the enemy.
President Harry S. Truman
Designed by the former chief of the Rhode Island School of Design, Friedrich St. Florian, the memorial illustrates the clear relationship between the home front and the battle front, as Americans at home and those fighting abroad relied upon each other’s support in this defining moment of the 20th century. It was dedicated in 2004.
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Photography by James Murphy
Thank you for sharing. DH have DC on our list of vacation destinations. This is on my list of must see destinations.
It is beautiful and quite moving like most of the memorials.
Hi Carol, I like the way Washington remembers it’s servicemen and women in the form of a muesum. Visiting at night must give a surreal feeling.
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it is beautiful with the moon.
Wow. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a wonderful week,.
Thanks for the visit!
I’ve always wanted to visit Washington, DC! I am hoping to get there with my boys next year. I think it would be a great history lesson for us all.
So many great things to see!
…I’m hoping that one day they will build a peace memorial.
Amen Tom
This is awe inspiring in the daytime. At night could only be more so. It’s one of those places where you can be overcome with the magnitude of it all. Thanks for sharing.
Impressive photos! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my blog and your kind comment.
You’re welcome – I enjoyed my visit. Thanks for dropping by.
I have never been to Washington D.C. I really want to go now. Thanks for sharing. and I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.
Hope you weekend is great!
Great photos!
thanks Debbie. Have a lovely weekend!
Carol, your post comes with perfect timing — we are visiting Washington DC in about 10 days! Your nephew took such clear photos at night. Good job! We have booked a nighttime bicycle tour of the monuments. I’m excited to see these all lit up! The WWII monument is one I haven’t seen and I’m especially looking forward to visiting it!
I look forward to your future posts on DC!
Wonderful photos! I enjoyed them all.
thanks – have a lovely weekend!
Beautiful pictures that are so full of emotion! I visited the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery in Normandy last summer and it was really heartrending to get the measure of so many lives that were lost and sacrificed! A great history lesson that should be remembered more often! Thank you for sharing, Carol!
Best wishes from France, Sandrine.
Thank you for visiting and your sweet comment.
Wow – James is a talented photographer. I have seen these Memorials in person, but I think I was more struck by seeing the shots at night!!! We would all do well to visit these Memorials regularly, virtually or otherwise, to remember our values and those who sacrifice so much to protect them!
Yes indeed. That’s so true!
Some very solemn places there.
Yes indeed.
Nice post and very poignant nice photos too 🙂
Have a movingtastic week 🙂
D.C . is pretty impressive! Day or not! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for the visit!