Парк Першинг

Inspiring but still unfinished

The centerpiece isn’t finished yet, but this small memorial across from the Willard is a place for quiet contemplation. I visited once in sun and once in rain—somehow the rainy setting seemed more fit...

A Fitting Tribute

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Один из остановок на нашем туре по истории США был на мемориале Первой мировой войны в ДК. Центральные части мемориала - это большая статуя в честь генерала армии Джона Дж. Першинга, и типа муры ...

It's about time

I left the DC area in 2010 and always wondered why there was no site commemorating the First World War. Fortunately that has been rectified and it was good to be able to see this on my most recent vi...

A memorial to those who sacrificed in "the war to end all wars"!

The National World War I memorial is a "work in progress" and one of the newest memorials in Washington. Surprisingly, until this memorial was established, there has not been a suitable memorial relat...

Newest memorial in DC

We discovered this on the way to the White House Visitor Center. Although it has existed as Pershing Park since 1981, it's technically the newest memorial in DC, being officially redesignated the Worl...