{"id":1212,"date":"2025-05-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:33:45","slug":"a-memorable-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/a-memorable-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Memorable Memorial Day with DC&#8217;s Newest WWI Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/cemetery-choices-in-the-dmv-for-next-memorial-day\/\">Memorial Day<\/a>, bring your family to visit the newest war memorial in Washington, DC \u2013 the National World War I Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This modern memorial, next to the White House, centers on a monumental sculpture titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/the-glory-of-a-soldiers-journey\/\">A Soldier&#8217;s Journey<\/a>&#8220;. It depicts a father&#8217;s path from home to war, coming back transformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl.jpg\" alt=\"A Soldier's Journey\" class=\"wp-image-1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl.jpg 960w, https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl-370x144.jpg 370w, https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl-840x327.jpg 840w, https:\/\/whattoseeinwashingtondc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WWI-Memorial-Soldiers-Journey-plaza-wide-level-summer-NPS-Photo-NSA-crop-mdl-410x160.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 116,000 American soldiers died in this war, and 204,000 were wounded. These Doughboys deserve to have their sacrifice remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This weekend, visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wwim\/learn\/historyculture\/journey.htm\">memorial <\/a>to remember the fallen, as well as those who returned home as different men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial is easily accessible by car or Metro, open 24 hours a day, and free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for more places to take your family in the nation&#8217;s capital? 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