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The bronze state depicts six 32-foot high figures, five Marines and one Navy corpsman, raising a 60-foot flagpole. A cloth American flag flies from the flagpole 24 hours a day. At a weight of 100 tons and a height of 78 feet, the Iwo Jima statue is the largest bronze statue in the world. The base is concrete and polished black granite.
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How much does it cost to visit the memorial?
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, located along the northwest side of the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial is free to visit, and is open 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It is operated by the National Park Service with support and assistance from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
How much money did it cost to build Vietnam memorial wall?
$4,284.000
Why are there only 8 women listed on the vietnam veterans memorial wall?
Per Wikipedia 8 of the 58,260 names belong to women. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That means approximately 0.01 percent of the names belong to women. However, many, many more women fought. Their names were just not recorded.
How much did a Vietnam era US radio weigh?
PRC-25 weighed 23.5 lbs
Why do veterans pay twice as much as others to belong to the American legion?
Of all the US veteran organizations (VFW-founded in 1899 by Spanish-American War veterans/American Legion-founded in 1919 by WWI veterans/American Veterans-founded in 1944 by WWII veterans/Vietnam Veterans of America-founded in 1978 by Vietnam War veterans) the Legion appears to be the most expensive to join. Possibly because it traditionally has had the most high profiled members...such as US Presidents. The VFW is by far the most popular for Hollywood & the common man, because it is the only veteran's group with the word "WAR" in it's title. And nearly all veterans want to be associated with the term, "war veteran."
How much does it cost to visit the memorial?
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, located along the northwest side of the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial is free to visit, and is open 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It is operated by the National Park Service with support and assistance from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
How much did the Vietnam war memorial cost to get in?
Zero Dollars.
How much does the Jefferson memorial weigh?
the thomas jefferson memorial weighs 10 tons
How much money did it cost to build Vietnam memorial wall?
$4,284.000
Why are there only 8 women listed on the vietnam veterans memorial wall?
Per Wikipedia 8 of the 58,260 names belong to women. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That means approximately 0.01 percent of the names belong to women. However, many, many more women fought. Their names were just not recorded.
How much does crazy horse memorial weigh?
i would say 1 square foot would weigh about 6 punds.
Why did Maya Ying Lin enter the competion?
You do not say what competition you are talking about! As her best-known work is the Veterans Memorial, maybe that is what you mean. She was elected the winner of that competition. But WHY she entered the competition nobody but herself can know. ------------ She did not know much about the Vietnam War but entered the memorial design competition because she saw how much it affected everyone and how the wounds were so deep. The memorial symbolizes a knife and its gash. However, this was not thought to be enough in the public's eye, so the statues were added off to the side.
How much does the Lincoln Memorial weigh?
The ground breaking for the Lincoln Memorial was on February 12, 1914. The memorial sits on 6.3 ares of land, cost $2,957,000 to build, and has an estimated weight of 38,000 tons!
How much did a Vietnam era US radio weigh?
PRC-25 weighed 23.5 lbs
The treatment of Vietnam veterans by the Australian government during different stages of the war?
Australia was also drafting men to fight the Vietnam War; over 19,000 Australian draftees fought in Vietnam. Consequently, Australia's treatment of returning veterans mirrored the US's attitude, although on a much smaller scale; as Australia's populaton in the 1960's was less than 20 million people.
Why do veterans pay twice as much as others to belong to the American legion?
Of all the US veteran organizations (VFW-founded in 1899 by Spanish-American War veterans/American Legion-founded in 1919 by WWI veterans/American Veterans-founded in 1944 by WWII veterans/Vietnam Veterans of America-founded in 1978 by Vietnam War veterans) the Legion appears to be the most expensive to join. Possibly because it traditionally has had the most high profiled members...such as US Presidents. The VFW is by far the most popular for Hollywood & the common man, because it is the only veteran's group with the word "WAR" in it's title. And nearly all veterans want to be associated with the term, "war veteran."
How much does a 2003 U.S. penny weigh?
2.5 gram 1 cent issued 1983 to 2008 "Lincoln Memorial Cent"
