The World's Most Beautiful Places
A view of Japanese Cherry Trees in bloom during April at the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. The original trees were sent by Japan after World War II as a symbol of reconciliation and friendship.
A view of the Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial, on the grounds of the old Jefferson County Courthouse in Louisville. The memorial was dedicated on Veterans Day in 2001, to honor all of the Medal Honor winners who were born in the state of Kentucky. The memorial depicts a life-size bronze statue of Medal of Honor recipient John C. Squires, who was killed in Italy during World War II.
The following speech from President Roosevelt is carved in stone at the World -War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.- Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941, a date which live in infamy…no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory – President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt was the only president in American history to serve four terms, from 1933, to 1945, encapsulating a period that included the Great Depression and the second World War.