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 USMC War Memorial was featured on the United States Marine Corps portal as the Selected article.
(20 April - 26 May 2006)

Anybody think that there should be mention of the optical illusion believed to be built into the memorial?

I've heard that, as you walk around the memorial, the angle of the flag pole seems to increase, making it seem as if the flag is being raised in real time.

Anybody want to support or refute that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.105.172.214 (talk • contribs)

I heard the same thing from my tour guide when I went there so many years ago. I was surprised there's no mention of it in the article. --YbborTalk 14:27, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Day pic

An editor recently replaced the longstanding "Day" photograph with another, similar. I've restored the previous photograph, but perhaps we should talk about it.

Winter photograph with Washington Memorial
File:IMG 3098-vi.jpg
Summer photograph with office building

Personally, I like the winter photograph. That curve in the flag is gorgeous (and very rare to see anything as good in a published photograph. --Jumbo 04:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've never understood why people would take a photo of a larger-than-life statue and then provide absolutely nothing in the photo to provide scale. The figures in this statue are collosal - 10 feet tall - yet the photos give no hint of their magnitude. I understand the desire to provide a clean shot of just the memorial, but wouldn't it make sense to have at least one photo with people in the shot for scale? Would certainly put the work in perspective.Michael Dorosh 19:10, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If you can find a free picture of good quality with some scale representation, then go for it. Just make sure it isn't "Junior in front of the big statue". The USMC Silent Drill Squad regularly parades in front of the memorial during the summer months - it would be great to have a picture of this. --Jumbo 23:18, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

World in conflict

Is it worth saying that it is seen in world in conflict?

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