war memorial

British

noun

a monument, usually an obelisk or cross, to those who die in a war, esp those from a particular locality

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A new Korean War memorial has many names of American service members misspelled or missing.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023

The memorial would also be contiguous, on its southeast corner, with the Peace Monument, erected in 1878 and meant as a Civil War memorial.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2022

Now 78, Pai gave more than $20,000 to build a Korean War memorial, which was unveiled last week on Veterans Day in Fullerton.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2021

BTS was cut out after calls for boycotts following comments they made at a Korean War memorial in their home country of South Korea.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2021

“Nothin’ here but a Civil War memorial, and I think you and I have had enough P-US history for the day.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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