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Korean War Veterans Memorial (Jersey City)

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97:. Within the center of the monument is a sculpture of two soldiers, an injured man being supported by a comrade, and three obelisks supporting flagstaffs inscribed with the 126 names of soldiers from Hudson County killed in the war. They are surrounded by two semi-circular walls with eighteen engraved depictions of the war. 100:
The original project cost about $ 500,000 and was funded by donations by various groups and collection efforts by the Hudson County veterans, with about $ 300,000 from Jersey City corporations. The City of Jersey City donated about $ 70,000 and the City of Bayonne about $ 10,000. Local unions and
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The memorial had been vandalized in 2014 but was restored and completed in 2015 with a funds donated by the city and a contribution of $ 100,000 from the city of
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This article is about the Hudson County veterans memorial. For the state memorial, see
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The memorial is based on the winning design of a competition initiated by the
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contractors donated the rest in material and labor.
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New Jersey Korean War Veterans Memorial
Hudson River Walkway
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
Paulus Hook
Morris Canal
Liberty State Park
Hudson County
Korean War
Stevens Institute of Technology
black granite
Uijeongbu
List of public art in Jersey City, New Jersey
List of Korean War memorials
New Jersey Korean War Veterans Memorial
"Korean War Memorial Hudson County - Jersey City - TracesOfWar.com"
"Jersey City, NJ - United States"


"A memorial of their own"
"Korean War Veterans Memorial"
"Hudson County Korean War Memorial - Jersey City, New Jersey, USA - Korean War Memorials on Waymarking.com"
"Korean War veterans saddened, angered by recent vandalism at Jersey City memorial"
"Jersey City Korean War monument repaired thanks to $ 100K donation from South Korea"
"South Korea's $ 100K donation helps repair Jersey City's Korean War monument"
40°42′40″N 74°02′19″W / 40.71111°N 74.03861°W / 40.71111; -74.03861 (Korean War Veterans Memorial)
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Korean War monuments and memorials in the United States
Culture of Jersey City, New Jersey

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