[1] It is administered by the National Park Service as part of George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington, Virginia.

[4] The memorial features panels depicting Seabee missions since 1942.

According to the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation, the bronze[2] figure at the center of the memorial depicts a "bare-chested, muscular SEABEE, rifle slung over one shoulder, offering a helping hand to a small child.

"[5] Gold-colored inscriptions above and below the panels read "SEABEES CAN DO" and "With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once.

[5] The base which supports the figure sculpture is the inscribed text: "With compassion for others / we build – we fight / for peace with freedom".