The final element is a pair of quotations inscribed in planter boxes on the north side of the park. One, from Willa Cather’s World War I novel One of Us, is a testament to the achievements and sacrifices of American armed forces in the war. The other, from Alta May Andrews of the Army Nurse Corps, speaks of her own pride in having a chance to serve, and more broadly for the contributions of all marginalized American citizens – women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and other minorities – to the American war effort.