Dedication 1938, Eternal Light Memorial, Gettysburg NPS. A portion of the crowd, estimated at 250,000 people, present on the occasion of the dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, July 3, 1938, in Gettysburg National Military Park. The dedicatory address was given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in front of the Peace Memorial, in the center background. The veterans pavilion is at the left.


A portion of the crowd, estimated at 250,000 people, present on the occasion of the dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, July 3, 1938, in Gettysburg National Military Park. The dedicatory address was given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in front of the Peace Memorial, in the center background. The veterans pavilion is at the left