The World War 2 Memorial honors the 16 million who served in uniform, of whom over 400,000 gave their lives. The World War II Memorial was dedicated on May 29, 2004. Over the span of four days, a ...

A Veterans Day ceremony in Washington honored the 16 million members of the U.S. armed forces who served in World War II.

WASHINGTON — Veterans, families and the public gathered Tuesday at the National World War II Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of V-J Day, the formal surrender of Japan to the allies aboard the ...

The memorial includes a landscaped plaza setting with sunken Rainbow Pool and fountain in center, flanked by 56 columns adorned with bronze wreaths on each side (112 in all), two four-squared Arches, ...