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The 101st Airborne Division Memorial commemorates the men of the 101st Airborne
Division, popularly known as the "Screaming Eagles." A large bronze eagle with its wings
uplifted proudly symbolizes the 101st which valiantly served this nation during World War
II, the Vietnam War, and which continues to serve today. The campaigns in which the
101st participated in during World War II and Vietnam are listed on its gray granite base,
which is emblazoned on all sides with the division's insignia.
Also inscribed on the base is the often-quoted phrase of Major General William C. Lee, who
predicted on August 19, 1942, that the 101st "has no history but has a rendezvous with
destiny."
Behind the statue, architect Harold J. Schaller and sculptor Bernhard Zukerman placed a
low semicircular wall of granite on which the various areas of action of the Division are
noted.
Division, popularly known as the "Screaming Eagles." A large bronze eagle with its wings
uplifted proudly symbolizes the 101st which valiantly served this nation during World War
II, the Vietnam War, and which continues to serve today. The campaigns in which the
101st participated in during World War II and Vietnam are listed on its gray granite base,
which is emblazoned on all sides with the division's insignia.
Also inscribed on the base is the often-quoted phrase of Major General William C. Lee, who
predicted on August 19, 1942, that the 101st "has no history but has a rendezvous with
destiny."
Behind the statue, architect Harold J. Schaller and sculptor Bernhard Zukerman placed a
low semicircular wall of granite on which the various areas of action of the Division are
noted.
| 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION MEMORIAL Arlington National Cemetery |