Dedicated to all merchant mariners who have served America from the
Revolutionary War throughout the present day.
In the prosecution of wars and in pursuit
of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives
at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America's liberty and
prosperity.
This sculpture was inspired by a photograph
of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship
during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors
later perished.
This memorial serves as a remembrance for
America's merchant sailors resting in unmarked ocean depths.
