World War II memorial?

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what is the fountain called?
What do the stars on the Freedom wall of Gold Stars represent?
How many stars are there?
How many pillars are there?
A battle from the Atlantic Theater is_____.
II Pacific II _____.
Why are the states and territories ordered in the way they are?

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A field of 4,000 sculpted gold stars on the Freedom Wall commemorate the more than 400,000 Americans who gave their lives. During WWII, the gold star was the symbol of family sacrifice.

4,000 sculpted gold stars on the Freedom Wall

Fifty-six granite pillars celebrate the unprecedented unity of the nation during WWII.

Battles of the Pacific

CHINA * BURMA * INDIA
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
CENTRAL PACIFIC
NORTH PACIFIC
PEARL HARBOR *
WAKE ISLAND * B
ATAAN CORREGIDOR *
CORAL SEA *
MIDWAY *
GUADALCANAL *
NEW GUINEA *
BUNA * TARAWA *
KWAJALEIN *
ATTU *
SAIPAN TINIAN GUAM *
PHILIPPINE SEA *
PELELIU *
LEYTE GULF *
LUZON *
MANILA *
IWO JIMA *
OKINAWA *
JAPAN

Bsttle of the Atlantic

NORTH AFRICA ]
SOUTHERN EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
CENTRAL EUROPE
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC *
MURMANSK RUN *
TUNISIA *
SICILY SALERNO ANZIO ROME PO VALLEY *
NORMANDY *
ST.LO *
ALSACE *
RHINELAND *
HUERTGEN FOREST *
BATTLE OF THE BULGE *
REMAGEN BRIDGE

Don't know why the states and territories ordered in the way they are.
 
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