The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway
Alaska Veterans Memorial, AK

This popular picnic spot in Denali State Park includes a number of interpretive displays on World War II and natural and cultural history topics. The Memorial consists of monuments and an alcove with a semi-circle of five 20-foot-tall concrete panels representing the five branches of the military. At the entrance to the Memorial stands a statue of two members of the Alaska Territorial Guard.

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