Word Problems
 

1. If each of 9000 railroad car took 2.5 months to build, how many months did it take to build them all? 
2. The Air Force estimated it killed nearly  150,000 North Korean and Chinese troops and claimed  the destruction of more that 975 aircraft, 800 bridges, 1,110 tanks, and 800 locomotives, 9,000 railroad cars, and 70,000 motor vehicles, all together how many things were destroyed? (Hint + all together)
3. If each of the 70,000 motor vehicles that the Air Force  cost 1,500 dollars to build, how much did they cost all together?

Scavenger Hunt
 

Go to http://www.nps.gov/kwvm/memorial/memorial.htm.
 

1.  On what drive is the Korean War Memorial located on?
2.  When is the memorial open to the public up
3.  What is the mural made out of?
4.  How many countries helped South Korean?

1.  When was the building of the Korean War Memorial started?
2.  Who was the President when the Korean War Memorial was opened?
3.  What day is the memorial closed?
4.  Who was the sculptor of the wall of etched faces?
5.  On what anniversary of the Korean War did the Korean War Memorial open?

Fact or Fiction 

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1.  In 1949 Border fighting broke out between the North and the South.
2.  The US joined the fight under the banner of the United Nations, along with small contingents of British, Canadian, Australian, and Turkish troops.
3.  In October, 1950, Germany joined the war on the North's side.
4.  A cease fie was signed on Sept. 21 1969.
5.  The Korean War reached it height in 1950-1953.

Answers

The Korean War Memorial is located in Washington DC at French Drive SW. If you like taking the metro get off at Foggy Bottom and you will be at the memorial. The memorial is open at 8:00 am and closes at midnight. The memorial is closed on December 25. The memorials facilities include a bookstore, restrooms and concessions. 

The War

In 1949 border fighting broke out between the north and the south. Over 20 nations entered the fight to help. The Korean War hit its height between 1950-1953. Over 1.5 million Americans served in the Korean War. More than 54,000 never came back alive. The fight kept on until a cease fire was signed on July 27, 1953. Millions of soldiers and civilians were killed in the war, and billions of dollars of damage was emitted. 

The Memorial

On July 27, 1995 ,the 42nd anniversary of the Korean War ,the Korean War Memorial was opened. The statues represent fighting men from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force working together for a common goal, victory. The memorial has a granite mural of over two thousand sandblasted photographs which honors the supporting services who provided supply, medical, spiritual, and fire support to the front line units. The United Nations Wall on the opposite side lists the countries that provided troops, medical support, or supplies to help South Korea. These countries were Australia, Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. All these elements point toward the Pool of Remembrance where the sacrifice of 54,246 American lives can be contemplated. It is here where an inscription summarizes the true meaning of the memorial, "OUR NATION HONORS HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL TO DEFEND A COUNTRY THEY NEVER KNEW AND A PEOPLE THEY NEVER MET."
 

Answer to word problem

1. 22,500 months
2. 232,675 
3. $105,000,000

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. French Drive
2. 8:00 am to midnight 
3. Granite
4. 22
5. November of 1993
6. Bill Clinton
7. December 25 of 1990
8. Frank Gaylord
9. 42nd Anniversary 

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1.  True
2. True
3. False=China
4. False=July 27,1953
5.  True

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                      Encyclopedia, Encarta. "Korean War." Encarta . unknown. 27 March, 2002. <http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=01FC9000>.

"The Memorial" October 01 2001. 27 March 2002.
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Simpson, Jeanne. "Washington Dc Unit." Korean War Memorial (1992):
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