Marble Memorial Wall

The memorial located near the western end of the mall is a black granite v shaped wall inscribed with the names of the approximately 58 000 men and women who were killed or missing in action.

Marble memorial wall.

It was designed by american architect maya lin. Wall of names at the uss arizona memorial pearl harbor oahu hawaii battleship uss arizona bb 39 survivor lauren bruner observes a moment of silence in the shrine room of the uss arizona memorial a marble wall with the names of 1 177 sailors and marines who perished during the attack of dec. Memorial the memorial wall is located in the original headquarters building lobby on the north wall. Paramilitary officers of the cia s special activities division compose the majority of those memorialized.

The vietnam veterans memorial in washington d c. We use premium super black granite marble which results in a highly detailed high contrast engraving. The memorial wall is made up of two 246 foot 9 inch 75 21 m long black granite walls polished to a high finish and etched with the names of the servicemen being honored in 140 panels of horizontal rows with regular typeface and spacing. Laser engraved marble and granite photo memorial plaques preserve a lasting memory of a loved one on a laser engraved black marble or granite memorial plaque.

If you get a chance you need to see this memorial wall. There are 133 stars carved into the white alabama marble wall each one representing an employee who died in the line of service. It is all named marble hill now.