| American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′11″N 77°0′48″W / 38.88639°N 77.01333°W |
| Area | 2.4 acres (9,700 m2) |
| Established | October 5, 2014 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | NPS: 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. Congress adopted legislation establishing the memorial on October 23, 2000, authorizing the Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial Foundation to design, raise funds for, and construct the memorial. The fundraising goal was reached in mid-2010 and ground for the memorial broken on November 10, 2010. The memorial was dedicated by President Barack Obama on October 5, 2014.
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is located on a 1.72-acre (7,000 m2) triangular parcel bounded by 2nd Street SW, Washington Avenue SW, and the on-ramps from both streets to I-395.[1] The site is adjacent to and east of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services; adjacent to and northeast of the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building; and southeast and adjacent to the Bartholdi Fountain portion of the grounds of the United States Botanic Garden. The site is federally owned and under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service.[2]
The memorial was designed by Michael Vergason of Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, with sculptor Larry Kirkland consulting. Architectural services were supplied by Shalom Baranes Associates, and engineering services by RK&K Engineers. Technical assistance for the fountain and reflecting pool were provided by Fluidity, Inc. Technical assistance in graphic design was provided by Cloud Gehshan Associates, and consultant Claude Engle assisted with the lighting design.[3]
- ^ National Capital Planning Commission 2006, p. 4.
- ^ National Park Service 2005, p. 1–8.
- ^ National Capital Planning Commission 2010, p. 10.