United States Navy Memorial 是什么地方?什么意思?高手帮忙翻译,谢谢了!

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The United States Navy Memorial at 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Washington, D.C. (701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) honors those who have served or are currently serving in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine.

Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. In March 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-199, which authorized the Memorial as a part of a larger Department of the Interior bill.

Although a number of sites in Washington, DC were possible, the Foundation teamed up with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation to use Market Square as the site for the Memorial. The Foundation and the Corporation jointly selected Conklin Rossant of New York as architects.

Navy MemorialBy December 1985, the Foundation had raised enough funds to warrant a go-ahead