Out of the Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States

The memorial only opened in late 2011 and honors the civil rights activist.

He is the first African American honored with a memorial on or near the National Mall.

This quote is from his famous "I Have a Dream" speech given at the Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963.

If you have a chance, visit it at night: it was much more powerful and moving.

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That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the U.S., Washington, D.C., United States.

The Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in D.C.

The memorial is inscribed with words from the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

Lincoln was tall, but not this tall: if Lincoln were to stand up with the same proportions as he is sitting, he would be 28 feet tall. 

Inside the memorial.

The memorial.

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The post's title?  It's from the Gettysburg Address.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.

The statues amazingly captured the tiredness of the men.

Wreaths in memory of those lost and missing during the war.

There are 19 men dressed in full combat gear, representing a squad on patrol with men
from the Army, the Marine Corps, a Navy Corpsman, and an Air Force Air Observer.

The wall has the reflection of 38 soldiers, representing the 38th parallel.

Pausing to remember.

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