There are artworks all over the country that memorialize our nation’s soldiers. Some of these soldiers have fought for America in our wars, while some were soldiers living in America that fought against the officially recognized “America”. No matter what, however, the following artworks are some of the most well known in this country, both in memorializing soldiers and as general artworks. Of course, all of these are a testament to our nation’s belief in its soldiers, and the important of having artworks, among other forms of gratitude, stand as a lasting remembrance of their sacrifices.

1. Crazy Horse Memorial

This memorial perhaps has the record for the longest ongoing creation of any current artworks. It is a sculpture of the Oglala Lakota Crazy Horse, one of the most famous Native American soldiers of all time. It was begun in 1948 by a sculptor who died in 1982 and left his wife and ten kids to finish the project. They have repeatedly refused funding offers from the United States government and so work at a fairly slow pace. The face was completed in 1998, after 50 years, and is big enough to house all four of the faces on the nearby Mount Rushmore.

2. U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

This memorial of six figures raising a flag is perhaps one of the most famous American depictions of soldiers. This massive statue is based upon an extremely famous photograph of the same thing. Upon seeing this photograph, the sculptor was purportedly so moved that he decided to create one of the most famous artworks in the US of these exact soldiers. It currently stands in Washington DC as a memorial to all deceased Marine soldiers.

3. Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is an extremely large monadnock in Georgia on which three infamous soldiers of the Confederate side of the Civil War are carved, comprising the largest bas-relief in the world. The three soldiers Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis are carved as 90 foot artworks. This mountain is famous as a monadnock as well, being extremely prominent, but draws most of its visitors for the artworks carved on its side.

4. Fallen soldiers memorial

This memorial is actually a series of artworks all over the country all of the same thing. These statues depict a soldier’s boots with a gun sticking up vertically and a soldier’s helmet on top. These artworks are placed anywhere that fallen soldiers are to be commemorated, and have thus been placed all over the country, commemorating soldiers of almost every campaign.