The Memorial consists of the monumental stairs flanked by the ten "Courts of the Missing." On its walls are the names of 26,280 American heroes. Each of them was recorded as missing, lost or buried at sea. The names are alphabetized and by service branch
This cemetery serves as one of the Nation's two honored resting places in the Pacific. The American Military Cemetery at Manila is the other. It is a resting place for the recovered remains of those who gave their lives during World War II.
The Court of Honor has a statue of Lady Columbia, also known as Lady Liberty, or Justice. Here she is reported to represent all grieving mothers. She stands on the bow of a ship holding a laurel branch. The inscription below the statue, taken from Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby, reads: THE SOLEMN PRIDE THAT MUST BE YOURS TO HAVE LAID SO COSTLY A SACRIFICE UPON THE ALTAR OF FREEDOM *info from Wikipedia
