American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is a memorial in Washington, D.C., which honors veterans of the armed forces of the United States who were permanently disabled during the course of their national service.Photo: KnowledgeGoddessDC2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1,700 feet northeast of American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. National Museum of the American Indian is situated 1,200 feet northwest of American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
- Categories: National Memorial of the United States, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88636° or 38° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
-77.01301° or 77° 0′ 47″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXPP+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 385163018OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “زندگی بھر کے لیے معذور امریکی سابق فوجیوں کی یادگار”
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