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Navy - [Merchant] Marine Memorial at Lady Bird Johnson Park in Arlington, Virginia
by Ernesto Begni Del Piatta


These seven gulls hovering over a breaking wave memorialize "... the thousands of Americans who have perished in the sea & to those whose destiny still is linked with our naval and maritime services." Although "Marine" is commonly assumed to refer to the U.S. Marine Corps (even by Goode in his 1st edition), the inscription indicates otherwise. It reads in part, "To the strong souls & ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy & Merchant Marine". See the full inscription below.
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Aluminum by Ernesto Begni Del Piatta
Nearest Metro: Arlington Cemetery (Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number VA000246 (dcMem ID #5200)
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