國家二戰紀念碑
國家二戰紀念碑(National World War II Memorial)是美國的一座紀念碑,位於華盛頓哥倫比亞特區市中心的國家廣場,林肯紀念堂和華盛頓紀念碑之間。國家二戰紀念碑於2004年4月29日公開。國家二戰紀念碑於1993年獲國會認可興建,大部分修建資金由籌資獲得。

參考資料
- Forgey, Benjamin, "Site-seeking at the Mall: Placing World War II memorial in the grand scheme of things", The Washington Post, 1995 July 1, pp. C1.
- Forgey, Benjamin, "No Accord on WWII Memorial; Two Agencies Send Mixed Signals About Location", The Washington Post, 1995 July 28, pp. B3.
- Forgey, Benjamin, "WWII Memorial Gets Choice Mall Site; 2nd Panel Approves Location, Clearing Way for Design Phase", The Washington Post, 1995 October 6, pp. B1.
- Knight, Christopher, "A memorial to forget", Los Angeles Times, 2004, May 23. - Many sources state the number of stars as 4000, however there are in fact 4048 stars. The wall contains 23 panels, each with 11 columns and 16 rows of stars. The number of stars can also be counted in Commons:Image:Wwii memorial stars.jpg and Commons:Image:Wwii memorial stars march 2006.jpg. See also discussion at w:en:Talk:National World War II Memorial#Number_the_Stars.
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