The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D. C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It commemorates those who served in the Korean War. President George H. W. Bush conducted the groundbreaking for the Memorial on 14 June 1992, Flag Day. The main memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Walls: 164-ft (50 m) long, 8 inches (200 mm) thick; more than 100 tons of highly polished 'Academy Black' granite from California; more than 2,500 photographic, archival images representing the land, sea and air troops who supported those who fought in the war are sandblasted onto the wall. Within the walled triangle are 19 stainless steel statues designed by Frank Gaylord, each larger than life-size, between 7-ft 3-inches (2.21 m) and 7-ft 6-inches (2.29 m) tall; each weighs nearly 1,000 pounds (500 kg). The figures represent a squad on patrol, drawn from each branch of the armed forces, fourteen of the figures are from the U.S. Army, three are from the Marine Corps, one is a Navy Corpsman, and one is an Air Force Forward Air Observer. They are dressed in full combat gear, dispersed among strips of granite and juniper bushes which represent the rugged terrain of Korea. When reflected on the wall, there appear to be 38 soldiers, representing the 38th parallel. To the north of the statues is a path, forming one side of the triangle. Behind, to the south, is a 164-ft long black granite wall, created by Louis Nelson, with photographic images sandblasted into it depicting soldiers, equipment and people involved in the war. This forms the second side of the triangle. The third side of the triangle, facing towards the Lincoln Memorial, is open. To the north of the statues and path is the United Nations Wall, a low wall listing the 22 members of the United Nations that contributed troops or medical support to the Korean war effort. The circle contains the Pool of Remembrance, a shallow pool 30-ft (9 m) in diameter lined with black granite and surrounded by a grove of linden trees with benches. The trees are shaped to create a barrel effect, which allows the sun to reflect on the pool. Inscriptions list the numbers killed, wounded, missing in action, and held as prisoners of war, and a nearby plaque is inscribed: "Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met." Additionally, right next to the numbers of American soldiers are those of the United Nations troops in the same categories. In the south side of the memorial, there are three bushes of the Rose of Sharon hibiscus plant, South Korea's national flower. A further granite wall bears the simple message, inlaid in silver: "Freedom Is Not Free." Troop statistics: Engraved on granite blocks near the water pool at the east end of the monument are the casualty statistics for the soldiers who fought in the war. Dead - United States: 54,246, United Nations:, 628,833 Wounded -United States:103,284, United Nations 1,064,453 Captured - United States: 7,140: United Nations: 92,970 Missing - United States: 8,177: United Nations: 470,267 (Source: Wikipedia). This picture was taken on 8 June 2015, Sig..