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United States Air Force Memorial

Memorial in daylight
NameU.S. Air Force Memorial
BodyUnited States Air Force
CaptionMemorial in daylight
Commemoratesthe service and sacrifices of the men and women of the United States Air Force and its predecessor organizations, including the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps; the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps; the Division of Military Aeronautics, Secretary of War; the Army Air Service; the U.S. Army Air Corps; and the U.S. Army Air Forces
Coordinates 
Nearest TownArlington, Virginia
DesignerJames Ingo Freed (Pei Cobb Freed & Partners)
UnveiledOctober 14, 2006

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The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors. The Memorial is located in Arlington, Virginia, on the grounds of Fort Myer near The Pentagon, at the intersection of Columbia Pike and South Joyce Street. It was the last project of American architect James Ingo Freed (known for the design of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) with the firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners for the United States Air Force Memorial Foundation.

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Veteran's Day Honors For Cowboys Who Served Their Country - KHTS Radio Tweet this news
KHTS Radio--Stewart continued to play an active role in the -United States Air Force- Reserve after the war, achieving the rank of Brigadier General. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:47:25 GMT+00:00
Police search for man who stabbed Air Force recruiter with scissors - Belleville News Democrat Tweet this news
Belleville News Democrat--FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS -- Police are searching for a man they say stabbed a -US Air Force- recruiter Tuesday at the Armed Forces ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:04:17 GMT+00:00
Richard H. Vrona 1940-2010 - SouthCoastToday.com Tweet this news
SouthCoastToday.com--He served his country in the -United States Air Force- following the Korean War and was discharged at Westover -Air Force- Base. He lived in West Springfield ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:16:58 GMT+00:00
James Christian Bodyke, 74 - Muncie Star Press Tweet this news
Muncie Star Press--He graduated from Perry High School in Pittsburgh and went on to serve his country and make a career in the -United States Air Force-. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:22:56 GMT+00:00
Red Wing plans big Veterans Day event - Post-Bulletin Tweet this news
Post-Bulletin--To offset costs, they have created buttons representing all five branches of the -US- military: Army, Navy, -Air Force-, Marines and Coast Guard. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:25:12 GMT+00:00
Group unveils WWII aviators memorial at Hannah Block USO - StarNewsOnline.com Tweet this news
StarNewsOnline.com---US- Rep. Mike McIntyre, the son of a World War II navy veteran, discussed the Honor Flight program, which takes veterans to the World War II -memorial- in ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:45:06 GMT+00:00

United States Air Force

Leadership
Secretary of the Air Force * Under Secretary of the Air Force * Chief of Staff * Vice Chief of Staff * Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force * 4-star generals * United States Congress (House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces * Senate Subcommittee on Airland)
Organization
Commands Reserve * Air National Guard * Field operating agencies * Installations
Personnel &
Training
People * Rank: Officers / Enlisted * Air Force Specialty Code * Pararescue * Judge Advocate General's Corps * RED HORSE * Office of Special Investigations * Security Forces * Medical Service
Training: USAF Academy * Reserve Officer Training Corps * Officer Training School * Basic Training * SERE * Fitness Test
Uniforms &
Equipment
Uniforms * Awards * Badges * Equipment
History &
Traditions
History * Army Air Service/Corps/Forces * "The U.S. Air Force" * Air Force Band * The Airmen of Note * Tops In Blue * Flag * Symbol * Airman's Creed * Mottos * National Museum * Memorial * Air Force One * Thunderbirds * Air Force service numbers * Honor Guard

Landmarks of Washington, D.C.

MemorialsAdams Memorial * African American Civil War Memorial * Albert Einstein Memorial * Daniel Webster Memorial * District of Columbia War Memorial * Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial * George Mason Memorial * James A. Garfield Monument * Jefferson Memorial * John Ericsson National Memorial * John Paul Jones Memorial * Korean War Veterans Memorial * Lincoln Memorial * Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac * National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II * National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial * National World War II Memorial * Navy �Merchant Marine Memorial * Oscar Straus Memorial * Peace Monument * Robert A. Taft Memorial * The Extra Mile * The Three Soldiers * Theodore Roosevelt Island * Titanic Memorial * Ulysses S. Grant Memorial * United States Navy Memorial * Victims of Communism Memorial * Vietnam Veterans Memorial * Vietnam Women's Memorial * Washington Monument
Planned
Memorials
Adams Memorial * Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial * Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
FormerRainbow Pool
OtherBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception * Healy Hall * Islamic Center of Washington * Jefferson Pier * John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts * Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool * Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C. * President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home * Smithsonian Institution * United States Capitol * United States Supreme Court Building * Washington National Cathedral * White House * Zero Milestone



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