The Air Force Memorial is the last military service monument to be erected in the National Capital Region and is the last design project of American architect James Ingo Freed.

What does the air force memorial represent. The three spires that constitute the memorial signify the three core values of the Air Force. See Photos of the Air Force Memorial The design of the Air Force Memorial symbolizes flight and the flying spirit with three stainless steel spires that soar 270 feet high and represent contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds as they disperse in a bomb burst maneuver. You can see the Air Force Memorial from most of the DC area as its spires reach higher than anything surrounding it.

The Division of Military Aeronautics Secretary of War. Though often admired from afar the Air Force Memorial has a grand inspiring presence when viewed up close. The Air Force Memorial is free and open to the public.

Distribution unlimited This book and other Air University Press publications are available. The memorial is meant to honor the millions of men and women who have served in the Air Force since it was created Sept. The three arcs evoke modern flight and symbolize the Air Forces three core values.

Integrity service and excellence. The Army Air Service. In a stark two-acre field of granite benches184 in all one for each of the victimsthe Memorial Unit is aligned along the flight path of Flight 77 arranged along a timeline according to the victims ages and whether they were on board Flight 77 or were in the Pentagon.

The United States Air Force star is embedded in granite beneath the spires. The three spires are meant to symbolize the 3 core values of the Air Force. WASHINGTON AFPN -- The most visibly prominent section of the soon-to-be dedicated Air Force Memorial is its three stainless steel spires.

Their combined weight is roughly 2300 tons and the tallest of the three reaches 270 feet into the sky. The memorial is also meant to evoke the awe-inspiring trail of smoke emitted behind a Bomb Burst maneuver. The wall has inspirational quotes referring to the Air Forces 3 core values.