3. East Coast War Memorial

New York City possesses one of the American Battle Monument Commission’s three memorials located in the United States. The Commission was created in 1923 and is the government agency responsible for “designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries and establishing and maintaining U.S. military memorials, monuments and markers where American armed forces have served overseas since April 6, 1917.” The East Coast War Memorial is located in Battery Park and was dedicated on May 23, 1963 by President John F. Kennedy.