District of Columbia War Memorial

This small Greek-style temple commemorates local soldiers killed in WWI, making it the only local District memorial on the Mall. The circular structure is supported by 12 Doric 22ft-high marble columns; inside are the names of the 26,000 Washingtonians who served in the war and the 499 DC soldiers killed in action. In 2008, Representative Ted Poe of Texas put forward HR482, the Frank Buckles WWI Memorial Act (named for the last living US veteran of WWI). If passed, the law would expand the site into a national WWI memorial. As of writing the bill was referred to subcommittee; to follow its progress, see www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h482/show.