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Samuel Du Pont (1803-1865) helped plan naval operations for the United States Navy at the start of the American Civil War. He was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the largest fleet ever commanded by a naval officer up to that time.

Dedicated on October 5, 2014, the Memorial shines a light on the important lessons of courage, sacrifice, tenacity, loyalty and honor by bearing witness to the experiences of war heroes who were disabled as a result of military service. It is the first national memorial dedicated solely to disabled veterans, paying tribute to the hidden and visible disabilities from all conflicts and all branches of service.

Benito Juárez (1806-1872) was known as known as the father of modern Mexico and president from 1858 until 1872.

Bernardo de Gálvez (1746-1786) was the governor of the Spanish province of Louisiana during the American Revolution and supporting the American colonies' fight for independence.

Casimir Pulaski (1745-1799), a Polish soldier and commander, was recruited for the American Revolution, where he made his mark as a cavalry officer and came to be known as "The Father of American Cavalry." Pulaski was mortally wounded in battle at Savannah, Georgia.

John Barry (1745-1803), an Irish immigrant to the 13 colonies, served in the Continental Navy, attacking British shipping throughout the American Revolution. He was the first commissioned American naval officer, and the first flag officer.

This urn was carved from a piece of a memorial honoring the victims of the USS Maine explosion in Havana Harbor. The original memorial was destroyed in a hurricane. The refashioned urn was given to President Calvin Coolidge when he visited Cuba in 1928. The urn depicts two figures representing the United States and Cuba joining hands over a depiction of the USS Maine sinking.

Built to honor the 499 District of Columbia residents who gave their lives in service in World War I, the DC War Memorial was dedicated in 1931 in a ceremony that included President Hoover and a performance by a band led by John Philip Sousa. The memorial and grounds were restored in 2010. Along the base of the memorial, the names of the men and women from the District of Columbia who gave their lives in the World War are inscribed.

Located at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC, Dupont Circle has served as the anchor of a neighborhood of diplomats, government officials, war commemorations, and the LGB community for over 200 years.

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was born in Ireland and was a member of the British parliament between 1765 and 1780. He is best remembered as a staunch advocate of conservatism. In the run up to the American Revolution, he was a proponent of preventing violence in the American colonies, sympathizing with the colonists' grievances and opposing the authoritarianism King George III showed.