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Visitors to the Memorial will see two 43-foot arches, flanking the sides of the oval memorial plaza. The arches house laurel wreaths, commemorating the victory of the WWII generation. Fifty-six granite pillars celebrate the unity of the nation during WWII. |
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The memorial will honor the 16 million people who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during WWII, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort on the home front. |
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The WWII Memorial Registry of Remembrances presently contains about 1.3 million names. ABMC hopes to gather the name of every U.S. citizen who served as a member of the Armed Forces or on the home front. |
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