Indianapolis War Memorial

Went to the Indiana War Memorial.  General John Pershing laid the cornerstone of the memorial on July 4, 1927, saying he was "consecrating the edifice as a patriotic shrine".

Indiana War Memorial

This is the Shrine Room, built to honor the veterans of World War I.  It is clad in materials from all of the allied countries.

Shrine Room

 Star of Destiny

 Above the flag is the Star of Destiny, made of Swedish crystal, representing the future of the nation.

IN THE STARS OF OUR FLAG SHINES

THE STEADFASTNESS OF THE STARS IN

IN HEAVEN. THEY LIGHT THE PATHS OF MEN TO

COURAGE, DEVOTION, AND PATRIOTISM

Paintings by Walter Brough of the leading soldiers of France, America, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Serbia

MARECHAL FERDINAND FOCH, GENERALISSIMO
OF THE ALLIED FORCES, 1918

ALBERT I, KING OF THE BELGIANS
COMMANDER OF THE BELGIAN ARMY
1914-1918

MARSHAL RADOMIR PUTNIK, COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE SERBIAN ARMY, 1914-1916

FIELD MARSHAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG, COMMANDER
IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN FRANCE
AND FLANDERS, 1915-1918

GENERAL JOHN Jos PERSHING, COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, 1917-1918

GENERAL ARMANDO DIAZ, COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE ITALIAN ARMY, 1918