1947–1991 · Earth · Posture
Cold War
Forty-four years of confrontation with the Soviet Union that never became a war between them, but killed Americans in Korea, Vietnam and a hundred quieter places.
5,739,228
held on this memorial
How It Began
The alliance that beat Germany came apart as soon as it had. By 1947 the Soviet Union held eastern Europe and the United States had declared it would contain any further expansion. It ended when the Soviet Union dissolved on 26 December 1991.
Men held here from this war
L
Laurence D Pinkham
U.S. Air Force
Served, died 2015
E
Earle Vincent Blake
U.S. Navy
Died 26 June 1972
M
Minnie A Mitchell
U.S. Army
Served, died 2020
M
Myron D Timmons
U.S. Marine Corps
Served, died 2010
All 5,739,228 of them →
In Our Keeping
Years
1947–1991
Fought at
Earth
Kind
Posture
Held here
5,739,228 men and women
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