The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors. The Memorial is located in Arlington, Virginia, on the grounds of Fort Myer near The Pentagon, at the intersection of Columbia Pike and South Joyce Street. It was the last project of American architect James Ingo Freed (known for the design of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) with the firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners for the United States Air Force Memorial Foundation.
The Honor Guard sculpture, positioned inside one of the Memorial’s inscription walls, stands 16 feet tall and consists of four eight-foot bronze figures. Two of the figures are flag bearers, one holding an eight-foot tall United States flag and the other an Air Force flag, complete with streamers. The other two figures are weapon bearers. The sculpture gives a human face to the Memorial and reminds visitors of its purpose – remembrance of the sacrifice and solace for those who remain behind.
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