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Navy - Merchant Marine Memorial at Lady Bird Johnson Park in Arlington, Virginia near Washington D.C.
by Ernesto Begni Del Piatta (James M. Goode's Virginia Suburbs)


These seven gulls hovering over a breaking wave memorialize "... the thousands of Americans who have perished in the sea & to those whose destiny still is linked with our naval and maritime services." Although "Marine" is commonly assumed to refer to the U.S. Marine Corps (even by Goode in his 1st edition), the inscription indicates otherwise. It reads in part, "To the strong souls & ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy & Merchant Marine". See the full inscription below.
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Aluminum by Ernesto Begni Del Piatta
Address: SW of 14th St Bridge Goode area: Virginia suburbs Nearest Metro: Arlington Cemetery (Blue)
The best source of info about this sculpture is James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 700 Item #16.26); 'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p207 Item #E-21)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number VA000246 (dcMem ID #5200)
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0005000/05200_0000027120.jpg (added ca. 2006)

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