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Korean War Veterans Memorial (Austin, Texas)

Coordinates: 30°16′35″N 97°44′26″W / 30.27645°N 97.74069°W / 30.27645; -97.74069
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Korean War Veterans Memorial
The monument in 2018
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30°16′35″N 97°44′26″W / 30.27645°N 97.74069°W / 30.27645; -97.74069
LocationAustin, Texas, United States

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is an outdoor monument by Edward L. Hankey commemorating the more than 289,000 Texans who served in the Korean War, installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds, in Austin, Texas, United States. The memorial was erected in 1999 by the Texas Lone Star Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association. It features a star-shaped Texas Sunset Red Granite pedestal topped with a bronze sculpture of an eagle.[1]

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  1. ^ "Korean War Veterans Memorial". Texas State Preservation Board. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.