Memorials and Statues of Valor

Memorial sculptures and murals honoring veterans, showcasing artistry that commemorates their sacrifices in various conflicts.

Korean War veterans memorial, Washington, DC, United States

Mural in memory of veterans, Bratislava, Slovakia

Wreaths at the U.S. World War II Memorial ,Washington D.C.

USA, Washington DC, National Mall, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Statues of soldiers on patrol in combat gear among juniper bushes.

Grand Monument memorial commemorates the Battle of Musan in 1939, when Korean resistance-fighters under the command of Kim Il Sung fought against Japanese troops. The image here shows the 'Trumpeter of the Advance', North Korea

The monument over the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, on the Krasinskich Square, still evokes mixed feelings, as it did in 1988 when its intended form had been revealed to the public. Das Denkmal des Warschauer Aufstandes (Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego) erinnert an die Kaempfer des Warschauer Aufstandes von 1944. Es wurde auf dem Krasiski-Platz vor dem Gebaeude des Obersten Gerichtshofs in Warschau erbaut und am 1. August 1989 enthuellt. Die Erbauer waren der Bildhauer Wincenty Kuma und der Architekt Jace

Lexington Minute Men Bronze Relief Battle Green Massachusetts by Bashka Paeff in 1948 Site of April 19, 1775 first battle between British Army and American patriots.

While living in Mexico City, Guevara met Raul and Fidel Castro, joined their 26th of July Movement, and sailed to Cuba aboard the yacht, Granma, with the intention of overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the victorious two year guerrilla campaign that deposed the Batista regime. Following the Cuban Revolution, Guevara performed a number of key roles in the new government. These included reviewing the appeals and firing squads for those convicted as war criminals during the revolutionary tribunals, instituting agrarian reform as minister of industries, helping spearhead a successful nationwide literacy campaign, serving as both national bank president and instructional director for Cubas armed forces, and traversing the globe as a diplomat on behalf of Cuban socialism. Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to foment revolution abroad, first unsuccessfully in Co

War memorial in Bad Pyrmont, Weserbergland, Germany War memorial in Bad Pyrmont, Weserbergland, Germany

Korean War veterans memorial, Washington, DC, United States

Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans on the lawn of the Courthouse, Columbus Indiana

Sculptures of soldiers, National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Memorial to the fallen of the Cuirassier Regiment of Driesen, Westphalian regiment, Nr. 4., Promenade, Muenster, Muensterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers, personal memorial plaques on the left, bronze sculpture of a shipyard worker on the right

North Korea, Pyongyang. The Socialist Revolution monument consisting of the DPRK and KWP flags rendered in stone and lined with 228 bronze figures, forming part of the Mansudae Grand Monument on Mansu Hil.

Hero Memorial Grave El Che Guevara Memorial Statue Santa Clara Cuba.

Victory Square War Memorial. Bronze Figures Representing The Soldiers Who Defended Leningrad From The Germans During World War Ii. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

World War I memorial in Lille, Nord, France, Europe

Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York, USA . 04/04/2011

Europe, Poland, Warsaw Monument to the Warsaw Uprising; detail

En_wetter_ehrenmal_02.tif monument for fallen soldiers in Wengern, weather, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europa

African American History Monument at State Capitol Building in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

The Parachute Regiment Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. It is a British site of national remembrance and to honor the fallen, recognize service and sacrifice, and foster pride in the British Armed Forces and the greater civilian community.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a wreath-laying ceremony with Canadian Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada on August 22, 2019.

Royal Air Force war statue, Plymouth, Devon, England. War memorial erected 1924 commemorating those who died in WW2.

Russia, Murmansk. Largest city north of the Arctic Circle. Aloysha Monument, massive sculpture of Soviet soldier commemorates Red Army's defense of port during WWII.

Monument in the US National Cemetery in Shiloh National Military Park near Shiloh, Tennessee.

Flags at the wall, Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Washington D.C., United States of America

Ottawa, Canada - November 11, 2022: Sculpture of soldiers at National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa

Names of the war dead on a memorial wall, Menin Gate, Ypres, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium

Sculpture of soldiers, Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, Victory Square, Ploshchad Pobedy, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Sarcophagus with relief carving a military scene of soldiers of the Red Army and portrait of Lenin. The Soviet War Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal) (1949), erected in memory of the Soviet soldiers killed in action in the Battle of Berlin (April-May 1945) during World War II. Treptower Park. Berlin. Germany.

LIVERPOOL, UK - JULY 14 : Statue of Major General William Earle outside St Georges Hall in Liverpool, England UK on July 14, 2021

A United States National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

War memorial of the 1st and 2nd World Wars, Schnaittach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

WASHINGTON, D.C. USA. Statue at Korean War Memorial.

Communist revolutionary statues at the Monsudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang in North Korea.

Battle of the Dnieper Monument, Ukrainian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev, Ukraine. Museum founded by Soviet Union 1981

Canadian Cemetery No. 2 at Vimy Ridge France

Paris (16th arr.), France Monument to American volunteers place in the United States decorated for the 9th Congress of the American Legion (American Legion) , (French - Paris ( XVIe arr. ) , France Monument aux volontaires américains place des États-Unis décoré pour le 9ème congrès de la Légion Américaine ( American Legion )). Statue, sculpture, commemoration, conference , congress, war memorial, American intervention, flag, army, Art, First World War, society, France, Paris, Paris decorated for the reception of the American Legion: the commemorative monumt of the arrival of the Americans, ave d 'Iéna

Bust of Civil War US Brigadier General Marcellus M. Crocker at Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Monument World War I, detail helmet, weapons and iron cross, Thuringian infantry regiment no. 95, bronze on stone pedestal, fortress Coburg, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Nanjing dates back to the beginning of the Warring States Period (403-221 BCE). Between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE, Nanjing was the capital of the Southern dynasties at a time when non-Chinese were in command in northern China. After various natural disasters and a peasant rebellion, the new Sui dynasty moved the imperial capital to Xian (589 CE) and destroyed Nanjing, along with almost all of its cultural and historical relics. Nanjing regained national importance at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, when its first emperor, Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), set up the seat of government here in the Southern Capital until it was transferred to Beijing in 1421.

Anglo Boer War memorial to the Imperial Light Horse Regiment on Wagon Hill near Ladysmith. kwaZulu-Natal. South Africa

USA, Mississippi, Corinth, Corinth Interpretive Center National Park. Artistic Civil War battle memorial fountain, marble blocks with Civil War battles engraved on them.

Belarus, Brest, Brest Fortress, Monument to Defenders in Brest Memorial Complex

Memorial, World War II with obelisk in Washington D. C., USA, North America

Man working on laptop sitting on the Confederate Soldiers of Arkansas monument. In front of the state capital.

The Bellicourt American Monument to the 90,000 American troops who served with the British Armies in France during WW1 in 1917 and 1918.

Thailand: The Thalang Victory Memorial. Warrior statues at Phuket Historical Park, Thalang, Phuket, depicting the victory of the people of Phuket over the invading Burmese, 1785-6. Rama I's Chakri dynasty met its first great test in the massive Burmese invasion of 1785. King Bodawpaya of Burma (1745-1819) sent more than 100,000 troops in five armies against Siam. The Burmese forces that invaded southern Thailand enjoyed initial success but were halted at Thalang, in central Phuket, by the bravery of the local defenders. Two sisters, Chan and Muk, the widow and sister-in-law of the late governor, organised the resistance.

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines take part in the dedication ceremony for a memorial to the Marines from both nations who died during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Washington, DC. Reflections of tourists and the Washington Momument at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Editorial Usage Only)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 30, 2022.

TARGU MURES, TRANSYLVANIA/ROMANIA - SEPTEMBER 17 : Statue of the Unknown Romanian Soldier in Targu Mures Transylvania Romania on September 17, 2018

Bronze plaque with Soviet soldiers, tank battle 1945, Soviet tanks, Memorial to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in the Second World War, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Members of the Rolling Thunder, chapter VA3, pose for a picture after the memorial ceremony held at Stafford County War Memorial, Stafford, Virginia, May 27, 2022. Each year service members are honored for their service and sacrifice to the United States of Armerica.

USA, New Jersey, Trenton, World War Two Veteran's Memorial

Honour Guard At The Freedom Monument, Riga, Latvia

Close-up of a war memorial, Civil War Monument, Washington DC, USA

The Ontario Firefighters Memorial, Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gedenkstaette fuer die Deutschen Interbrigadistenim Spanischen Buergerkrieg, Memorial Place of the German International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Washington, DC, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, wall rubbing (Editorial Usage Only)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown May 12, 2022, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all of the men and women who have served the nation during each era of F

Monument to the heroic defenders of leningrad, st. petersburg russia

DA-SC-85-06445. Base: Suwon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Unknown Soldier memorial flame under Arc de Triomphe in Paris France since 1921

The granite memorial and poppy wreaths to the memory of WW2 US armed forces in Dartmouth, Devon, UK.

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for First World War British soldiers at Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

World War II Memorial in Washington DC, USA

MGEN Alexander M. Weyand, commander, 25th Infantry Division, visits the newly constructed Task Force Smith Commemorative Memorial, constructed by the Republic of Korea government in memory of the soldiers from the 21st Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, who died near this spot on July 5, 1950. Base: Suwon Country: Korea

Navajo Code Talkers monument near State Capitol Phoenix, Arizona

World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, USA.

Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, Washington DC. Memorial shows the Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima in World War II.

Overall view of the Vietnam Women's Memorial on the National Mall on Veteran's Day showing the speaker's platform set up in the background for the dedication ceremony. The statue was created by sculptor Glenna Goodacre and is dedicated to the more than 265,000 women who served in the armed forces during the Vietnam conflict. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Statue at Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, United States of America

Foreign Legion monument in Bonifacio, south coast, Corsica, France, Europe

United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Washington DC, United States of America

WAR MEMORIAL, Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada

Belarus, Brest, Brest Fortress, Honor guard in Massive Brest Memorial Complex

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

U.S. Army Pacific Best Warrior competitors conducted Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Systems training June 7 during the 2022 USARPAC Best Warrior Competition at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii. The USARPAC BWC 2022 is an annual week-long competition consisting of competitors from multiple USARPAC units across the Indo-Pacific. The noncommissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers are evaluated in several categories such as general military knowledge, basic Soldier skills, and physical fitness.

Romania, Transilvania, Historical Monument in the memory of the World War II

Fallen, Not Forgotten statue at the Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Milton, Florida.

USA, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Murrah Federal Building Memorial, Field of Empty Chairs representing, 168 Men, Women and Children Killed in Bomb Blast.

Korean War Veterans Memorial (1995). Group of 19 stainless steel sculptures, by Frank Gaylord, representing a squad patrol. Detail. West Potomac Park. National Mall. Washington D.C. United States.

Statues in platoon at new Korean War Veterans Memorial with bronze statues on Mall in Washington DC, USA

Worms, Germany, October 2019: Stone war memorial depicting five soldiers dedicated to Infantry Regiment Prince Carl No.118 in city of Worms in Germany, Europe

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 2006 - A moment of silence for the USS Arizona Memorial in honor of those who gave their lives in the defense of our country. Over 3,000 Pearl Harbor survivors and guest took part in a joint U.S. Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Memorial villages Son My (My Lai), Vietnam, Asia

A World Was II veteran takes a picture of a Battle of Britain Memorial during his tour of the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , Monuments & memorials, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

National Museum of the History of the Patriotic War 1941-1945 in Kiev.

The Battle of Britain Memorial on the Northbank of the Thames, Westminster, London, England, UK

France, Normandy, Colleville-Sur-Mer. Normandy American Cemetery. Garden of the Missing memorial wall. 66th Anniversary of D-Day.

The Global War on Terror Monument, Fort Riley, Kan. A ceremony will be held at Fort Riley Sunday in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks and the Soldiers from the post who have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. The ceremony will be at the monument, which is located in the northeast corner of Fort Riley's Cavalry Parade Field. 15 names will be added to the monument this year.

Vietnam Veterans memorial, Washington DC, USA

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