It was announced yesterday that a memorial honoring the more than 156000 active military service members and veterans who are Native Americans and Alaska Natives will open next year in Washington.
The steel and stone structure,called the “Warriors’ Circle of Honor,” will be built external the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall.
The structure will be a 12-foot tall, or stainless steel circle balanced on a carved,stone drum.“The circle represents the hole in the sky where the creator lives,” designer Harvey Pratt told the Washington Post. “The memorial is meant to be a place of gathering, or remembrance,healing and reflection.”Harvey Pratt is Cheyenne and Arapaho. He was selected to design the memorial after a nationwide competition, and served three years in Vietnam as a Marine.Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com