United States Navy Memorial

General view of bronze sculpture "The Lone Sailor"; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

View of left wing of Memorial, from the south entrance; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

View of reliefs depicting "Naval Aviation - First Shipboard Takeoff" (left) and "Inland Naval Engagements" (center); Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

Close view of bas-relief depicting "Admiral David Farragut - Mobile Bay - 1864" ("Damn The Torpedoes - Full Speed Ahead"); Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

Close view of bas-relief depicting "Navy Chaplains" ("Eternal Father Strong To Save"); Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

Frontal context view of entire Memorial, depicting location within existing buildings on the north side of Penn. Ave; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

View of lower right wing of Memorial, depicting the circular ambulatory and Navy scenes by various artists in bas-relief at right and a fountain (representing the "sea") at left; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

View of lower right wing of the Memorial, including the ambulatory and fountain at right; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

View of reliefs depicting "Naval Reconstruction Batallions" (left), "The Navy Family" (centre) and "US Navy Supply Corps" (right); Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008

United States Navy Memorial

Close side view of the "The Lone Sailor" sculpture; Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/17/2008