A woman walks past a stone plaque after the National WWII (World War Two) Memorial was opened to the public in Washington April 29, 2004. The memorial, which was established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, honors all military veterans of the war, the citizens on the home front, and the nation at large. The memorial was built on the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

词汇：

plaque
n.装在墙上作装饰或纪念用的薄金属板或瓷片

Memorial
n.纪念物, 纪念馆, 纪念议事, 请愿书
adj.记念的, 记忆的

veteran
n.老兵, 老手, 富有经验的人, 退伍军人
adj.老兵的, 经验丰富的

at large
adv.未被捕, 详尽, 普遍