War Memorial

Fallen heroes' memorial

A war memorial is a monument honoring those who served or died in military conflict.

War memorials range from simple plaques to elaborate structures like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.

They typically list names of the fallen and serve as sites for commemoration ceremonies: We gathered at the war memorial on Veterans Day.

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Cold War · flag · military history · Crimean War · monument · tomb · poppy · Gulf War · stone · two-minute silence · inscription · remembrance · marble · names · honor roll · fallen soldiers · war dead · gold star

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War Memorialpeace garden

Landscaped area promoting calm

peace park · victory garden

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War Memorialfestival grounds

Venue for outdoor celebrations

wedding chapel · maternity hospital · playground · amusement park

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War Memorialdamnatio memoriae

Posthumous erasure from records

unmarked grave · mass grave · potter's field

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