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The memorial includes a 500-foot (150 m)-long path built of concrete that curves the length of the memorial at the 5.5-acre (22,000 m2) park. This path is lined by two rows of cherry trees, and passes a red granite wall. The focus of the memorial, the wall includes the names of the 298 Oregonians killed or listed as missing in action from the war. Made of Carnelian granite, the wall was originally 94 feet (29 m) long, with 15 feet (4.6 m) added in 2006. In front of the wall is a 12-foot (3.7 m)-wide brick terrace that spans the entire length of the wall. Bricks in this plaza area are imbedded with the names of those who donated to the memorial.
Other features include the flags of the U.S., South Korea, Oregon, the United Nations, and POW/MIA; a water fountain, and bronze plaques engraved with key dates and events of the war. The flags are flown on 30-foot (9.1 m) tall flagpoles. In addition to the memorial, the park includes a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) visitors' center built at a cost of $1.5 million.
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