“The United States Air Force Memorial will honor the millions of patriotic men and women who have distinguished themselves in the United States Air Force and its predecessor organizations,” according to the Air Force Memorial Foundation. “Some 54,000 airmen have been killed in action while serving in the Air Force and its predecessor organizations.”
The Memorial is located at a promontory in Alexandria that overlooks the Pentagon, the Potomac River and all of Washington, DC, and it was constructed at a cost of over $30 million.