Five Pillar Significance

• The five pillars represent the unity of the five branches of the United States military serving steadfast together.
• They are staggered in size with their appropriate military seal placements on each pillar based upon the Department of Defense prescribed precedence.
• At precisely 11:11 a.m. each Veterans Day (Nov. 11), the sun's rays pass through the ellipses within each of the five perfectly aligned columns to cast one long shadow onto a mosaic of The Great Seal of the United States.