Anthem Veterans Memorial

The memorial's five white pillars represent the nation's military branches and are arranged in Department of Defense order of precedence: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Each pillar has an elliptical opening that slants downward toward the Great Seal of the United States.

On Veterans Day – November 11 – the design allows the sun's rays to spotlight the Great Seal at 11:11 am Mountain Standard Time.

[2][3][4] The award-winning monument is surrounded by 2200 red paving stones engraved with the names of veterans.

The red stones, the white pillars and the blue Arizona sky represent the colors in the flag of the United States.