Statistics Concerning the Veterans' Memorial

Branch of Service

  • Army (USA) - 436
  • Navy (USN) - 255
  • Army Air Corps (AAC) - 82
  • Marine Corps (USMC) - 266
  • Coast Guard (CG) - 5
  • Air Force (USAF) - 98
  • Militia (M) - 1
  • Merchant Marine (MM) - 2

Wars / Conflicts

  • French & Indian War (F&I) - 1
  • War Between the States (WBS) - 7
  • Spanish American War (SAW) - 1
  • Border War with Mexico (BW) - 1
  • World War I (WWI) - 66
  • World War II (WWII) - 383
  • Korean War (ROK) - 143
  • Vietnam War (RVN) - 347
  • Cold War (CW) - 97
  • Desert Storm (DS) - 22
  • Iraqi Freedom (OIF) - 5
  • War on Terror (WOT) - 104
  • Granada (GNA) - 1

States Represented - 39

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wyoming

Awards

  • Medal of Honor (MOH) - 2
  • Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) - 8
  • Navy Cross (NC) - 11
  • Air Force Cross (AFC) - 1
  • Legion of Merit (LOM) - 13
  • Silver Star (SS) - 29
  • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - 18
  • Bronze Star (BS) - 102
  • Purple Heart (Posthumous - 123: PH - 110) - 233
  • Air Medal (AM) - 19
  • Navy Commendation Medal (NCM) - 12
  • Soldiers Medal (SM) - 1
  • Army Commendation Medal (ACM) - 3

As you contemplate the themes of this memorial, you may know someone whose honorable service deserves to be commemorated.

Will you remember?