United States Navy Memorial

The United States Navy Memorial at 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Washington, DC (701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) honors those who have served in the Navy Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard and the Merchant or serve currently.

The memorial is maintained by the United States Navy Memorial Foundation, which is supported by the National Mall and Memorial Parks administrative unit of the National Park Service. The memorial is located next to the Archives - Navy Memorial - Penn Quarter station and the building of the National Archives.

The U.S. Navy Memorial Museum is connected to the memorial. The museum is open from March to October, from Monday to Saturday and from November to February from Tuesday to Saturday.

History

For Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Marine Mechant went with the United States Navy Memorial, a centuries-old dream come true. In the early days of the national independence of America, the architect Pierre L' Enfant painted in the capital of a monument, " celebrate the emergence of the Navy and should bless the progress and achievements" that. But it took until the 20th century, L'Enfant's to dream of a Navy Memorial in Washington, DC was realized.

The Pennsylvania Avenue, combines "America's Main Street ", the Boulevard of the U.S. Capitol and the White House, was chosen as the site.

After President John F. Kennedy - himself a war hero of the Navy - the redesign of Pennsylvania Avenue had suggested announced another war hero of the Navy, Admiral Arleigh Burke, in 1977, that "we have long Genung about a Navy Memorial and it is time and it is time that we do something about it. "

In the spring of 1977 Burke, Chief of Naval Operations was 6 years long began to recruit members for a private non-profit Foundation for a U.S. Navy Memorial. The following year, the Foundation began, led by Rear Admiral William Thompson, USN ( Ret. ), work on the five steps to build the memorial in Washington: Legislation, concept, site selection, fundraising and construction and maintenance

The Congress authorized the memorial in 1980, with the proviso that the funds come solely from private contributions. In March 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Federal Law 96-199, which authorized the memorial in the context of a larger bill for the Interior Ministry.

Although several locations in Washington, D.C. were possible, the Foundation decided, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation for the market as a location for the memorial. Together they chose Conklin Rossant from New York as architects.

By December 1985, the Foundation had received enough donations collected to the approval by the Secretary. Construction began the following month. The staff and the Board of the Foundation gathered at the opening of the visitor center $ 18 million. The fundraiser is still continued to pay off today at the remaining liabilities from the construction of the memorial and to promote the educational programs of the Foundation.

With the completion of The Lone Sailor Statue by Stanley lead the field in August 1987 approached the construction of the memorial of completion.

The memorial was inaugurated on 13 October 1987.

From late 1987 until the mid-1990s, two buildings were built on the northern edge of the memorial. The eastern of the two buildings was chosen as the visitor center of the memorial. The building was completed in September 1989 to the extent that could be started on the interior. The visitor center opened in June 1991 and was officially opened on 12 October 1991.

During the summer of 2006, the water of the fountain changed color blue because it was treated with chemicals for algae control. According to a spokeswoman for the memorial, the algae were surprisingly difficult to remove and the " wanted rather have blue water as a memorial algenverkrustete " them. End of the summer the blue water was gone.

In the middle of the United States Navy Memorial is the Memorial Plaza, a representation of the world with the oceans of granite. On the Memorial Plaza is " The Lone Sailor ", a tribute to the members of the maritime services. The plaza is framed by two pools with fountains, honoring the staff of the U.S. Navy and the navies of the world. The southern hemisphere is surrounded by 26 bronze reliefs that commemorate events, staff and communities of maritime services.

Quotes

On an outer wall of the memorial known quotes from the history of the Navy and its authors are engraved. Here is a small selection

  • " I have not yet begun to fight! " (I have not yet begun to fight! ) - Captain John Paul Jones - 1779
  • " Do not give up the ship! " (Give the ship is not on! ) - Captain James Lawrence - 1813
  • " We have met the enemy and They Are Ours. " ( We have met the enemy and they are ours) - Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry - 1813
  • " Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead. " ( Forget the torpedoes, full speed ahead ) - Admiral David Glasgow Farragut - 1864
  • "You May Fire When You Are ready, Gridley. " (You can shoot when you are ready, Gridley ) - Commodore George Dewey - 1898
  • ( Submarine sighted and sunk ) " Sighted sub, sank same" - Aviation Machinist 's Mate 1 / c Donald Francis Mason - 1942
  • " Underway on nuclear power. " ( Traveled with nuclear power ) - Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson - January 17, 1955
  • "That's one small step for ( a) man, one giant leap for mankind " ( This is a small step for man, one giant leap for mankind ) - Captain Neil Armstrong - July 20 1969
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