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Word Problems

1. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is 164 feet long and 8 inches thick what is its area?

2. If there are 60 visitors at the Korean War Veterans Memorial at 10am and 70 visitors at 11am how many will be there at 4:30pm?  

3. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is 2.2 acres there are 18 statues of soldiers in the courtyard.  Convert the acreage to feet. (43,560 square feet = 1 acre)

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Scavenger  Hunt

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1. How many years did the war go on?

2. About how many decades has it been since the Korean War?

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3. National Capital Parks-Central covers how many acres?

4. It is situated along the __________ shore of the Potomac River.

5. National Capital Parks-Central manages tens of thousands of trees, shrubs, and plants including the world famous Japanese _______ trees.

6. From an ecological perspective, the lands within the park's boundaries are highly__________.

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1. From 1950 to 1953, the United States joined with the United Nations forces in Korea to take a stand against what was deemed a threat to democratic nations worldwide.

2. On the south side of the statues there is a granite curb of the statues that lists the twenty-two countries of the United nations that sent troops or gave medical support in defense of South Korea.

3. This symbolic patrol brings together members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy; the men portrayed are from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

4. Opposite this counting of the war's toll another granite wall bears a message inlaid in silver: "Freedom Is Free"

5. Its polished surface mirrors the statues, intermingling the actual photographs of unidentified Korean soldiers.

6. Approaching the memorial visitors first come to the triangular Field if Service.

Answers to Fact or Fiction

            Between the three years of 1950 to 1953, the United States joined the United Nations in South Korea to stand up to the North Koreans to try to stop an invasion.  At the end of the war, one and a half million Americans returned to their country, families, homes, and their jobs.  All those who didn’t serve in Korea were reluctant to view it as more than a simple conflict.  But to the men and women who risked their lives for another country, the war will never be forgotten.
           If you looked at the memorial from above, it looks like a circle intersected by a triangle.  Going up to the memorial, visitors first come to the triangle shaped Field of Service.  A group of nineteen stainless steel statues show members of the Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy.  Ponchos worn by the statues tell of the harsh weather. 
           On the south side is a granite wall.  It’s polished surface reflects the statues and shows the actual faces of soldiers that fought in the war.  There you can see soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.
            The Pool of Remembrance, circled by trees, provides a peaceful place to remember those who gave their lives in the war.  Carved in stone nearby are the numbers of those killed, wounded, missing in action, and held prisoner-of-war.  Across from this, another granite wall shows a message lain in silver: "Freedom is Not Free".

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Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 1312 feet

2. 125 visitors

3. 95832 feet

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. 3

2. about 4 decades

3. 1,004

4. eastern

5. cherry

6. disturbed

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1. True

2. False  on the north side

3. True

4. False "Freedom Is Not Free"

5. False unidentified American soldiers

6. True

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Citation

"Korean War Veterans Memorial." 28 Oct 1986. National Park Service. 15 Mar 2004. <http://www.nps.gov/kowa/>.
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