This statue in Arlington, Virginia, is based on an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph. The photo, by the Associated Press’s Joe Rosenthal, shows a group of six Marines raising an American flag in Iwo Jima, a small island 660 miles south of Tokyo, in 1945. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the 78-foot-tall memorial, in 1954, to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died defending the U.S.

At the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, this memorial honors the women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. In 1997, it was dedicated with a candlelight march across the Arlington Memorial Bridge, America's first all-female flyover of military aircraft, and speakers including former Vice President Al Gore.

American architect James Ingo Freed designed this memorial to the U.S. Air Force in Arlington, Virginia. It was unveiled in 2006 and depicts the contrails of Air Force Thunderbirds in a “bomb burst” maneuver. The spires, which range in height from 201 feet to 270 feet, are made of stainless steel.

Along the National Mall, this memorial was established in 1993 to honor the U.S. women who served in the Vietnam War. The structure, designed by Glenna Goodacre, shows three uniformed women with an injured soldier.

In 1995, this memorial was dedicated to the 5.8 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed services during the Korean War. The memorial, located near the Lincoln Memorial, depicts 19 stainless steel statues wearing ponchos. They are about 7 feet tall each and surrounded by juniper bushes.

Erected in 1931, this 47-foot-tall memorial contains 499 names of D.C. residents who lost their lives in World War I. In the memorial’s cornerstone, there is a list of the 26,000 D.C. residents who served in the war. The structure is supported by 12 Doric marble columns.

This memorial on the National Mall was dedicated in 2004 for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. It features 56 pillars and two triumphal arches that surround a fountain. The original “Rainbow Pool” on the site was integrated into the memorial.

Founded in 1958 to document the history of Jewish Americans in the U.S. military services, this museum in Dupont Circle offers two floors of exhibitions as well as the Captain Joshua L. Goldberg Memorial Chapel.

This museum along the U Street NW corridor opened in 1999 to commemorate the more than 209,000 African Americans who fought for the Union during the Civil War. A memorial statue called “The Spirit of Freedom” is located directly across the street from the museum.

On Pennsylvania Avenue NW, this round, granite site in the style of an amphitheater features fountains, flagpole masts, and sculptural panels. The memorial was dedicated in 1987 and displays the historic achievements of the U.S. Navy. There’s also a statue of a lone sailor near the edge of the plaza.

This is the first and only national museum dedicated to the U.S. National Guard. Through artifacts and dioramas, the NoMa museum explores the National Guard’s over 375 years of history. It opened in 1976.

In 2014, this memorial was dedicated to veterans living with permanent disabilities. The site features 48 etched glass panels with soldiers' stories as well as a reflecting pool, a star-shaped fountain, and a ceremonial flame. It also has bronze sculptures, a tree grove, and granite walls with inscriptions of presidential quotes.

Completed in 1924, this memorial depicts U.S. president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant on a horse, surrounded by lions guarding him on shorter pedestals. The memorial also depicts artillerymen, additional horses, and seven cavalrymen, all in bronze. Sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady and architect Edward Pearce Casey created the artwork.