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Camera: Sony DSC-H1
Lens: Sony VCL-R0752 0.7x Wide Angle Conversion Lens
Location: Arlington, VA
Date: Feb 24, 2007
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2007
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I got this coming home this afternoon.
Navy and Marine Memorial
Arlington, Va.
For many years, the "Navy and Marine Memorial Dedicated to Americans Lost at Sea" was referred to as the Coast Guard monument. The memorial was used as a backdrop for the Chief Petty Officers 75th birthday salute in the August 1995 Reservist (inset). It stands 35 feet tall and is 30 feet long, and was sculpted in aluminum by Ernest Begni del Piatta. It consists of seven sea gulls in flight above the crest of a wave and stands on a green granite base. Under an Act of Congress passed on Feb. 16, 1924, it was erected, without cost to the United States, by the Navy and Marine Memorial Association for $335,630. A Joint Resolution approved June 26, 1934, authorized the erection on public grounds in the city of Washington, D.C. Congress appropriated $13,000 for the transportation and placement of the monument, which was dedicated Oct. 18, 1934. The Report of the 68th Congress stated that "this memorial is intended as a monument to our national life on the sea and to be affectionately dedicated to the thousands of Americans who have gone down in the sea whose destiny is so closely linked with our naval and maritime services...." It also honors those who are still offering their lives in the performance of heroic deeds upon the waters of the world. The Coast Guard unveiled a plaque (left) here during the Coast Guard's Bicentennial in 1990.
- CAPT John Bruce, USCG(Ret.)
Inspired by:
Day 19: Lost at Sea
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02/27/2007 09:13:25 AM |
| wow thats some cool artwork. |
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02/26/2007 10:45:59 AM |
| Great perspective to have the Washington monument in the distance. |
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02/26/2007 02:25:14 AM |
| What a beautiful statue, thanks for the information as well!! |
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02/25/2007 03:40:25 PM |
| That is a great sculpture! |
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02/25/2007 12:02:07 PM |
| Such a cool statue and I like that you can see the Washington Monument in the background because it gives me a sense of where it is located. |
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02/25/2007 06:49:03 AM |
This is very striking! I love the way you composed this photo. And thanks for the interesting history behind it. I am enjoying so much getting a tour of the wonderful things in Washington. You guys have done an awesome job!
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02/25/2007 05:59:30 AM |
| You did an excellent job on this one - very artistic, beautiful colors and composition. -- I've contacted iamwoman about her car, but her asking price is way to high. |
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02/25/2007 04:44:06 AM |
| Thanks for the history. I think I like this angle better than the previously posted one. |
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02/24/2007 08:03:18 PM |
| I like the way you included the Washington Monument as well. This view shows off the swirls in the lower part of the sculpture well. |
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