This memorial was only a few blocks from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. Kate got the cancel stamp from the Eisenhower Memorial, so we just spent a little time walking around, reading, and taking pictures.

In Washington, D.C., this is the first permanent public national tribute honoring American veterans disabled for life. The monument is on a triangular block where three roads intersect. The west side has a stone wall with etched quotes of distinguished leaders. The south side has a glass wall with pictures and quotes from wounded soldiers and family members. The side is open, and the entire memorial is surrounded by trees. The center has a shooting star shaped fountain pool with the emblems of the military branches at the points of the star. You can read more about it on the NPS website here.

An overhead view from Google Maps gives a good feel for the layout.

The west wall has the quotes and memorial designation.

The back of the west wall just has the memorial designation.

The south wall has the pictures of and quotes from the soldiers and family.

Here is a stitched image of the entire wall (minus a blank panel). (Click here for an image you can zoom in to read the print and see the photos. You will have to go back to return to this page.)

In the center is the shooting star fountain pool, and apparently, a selfie station.

Around the star, are emblems for the five military branches.

Kate and John have a disagreement on whether selfies are appropriate for memorials. If you have troubling telling who is on which side of the debate, just ask.

The next stop on our route was the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, but that was going to take us through the Botanical Gardens and past a load of smaller monuments and memorials.