Inscription at the World War II Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

The statue of Abraham Lincoln sits in solitude at the Lincoln Memorial; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Rows of grave stones at Arlington National Cemetery, with the Washington Monument across the river in Washington, D. C.; Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

A group of statues represent a squadron on patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C. with the Washington Monument in the background; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Infrared black and white image of the statue of three soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C., United States of America

Statue at Thomas Jefferson Memorial; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Bronze statue depicting people waiting on a bread line during the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Martin Luther King Junior Memorial, located on four acres along Tidal Basin, dedicated in 2011, 30 foot granite sculpture called Stone of Hope by Lei Yixen; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Martin Luther King Junior Memorial, located on four acres along Tidal Basin, dedicated in 2011, 30 foot granite sculpture called Stone of Hope by Lei Yixen, Washington Monument in the background; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

The American flag flies in a stiff wind at the Washington Monument; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America