This is a peace monument. The plaque reads, "This memorial is dedicated to peace and to man's search for it. And they will beat their swords into plowshares. Nation shall not lift sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore."
This is a war memorial, not for any particular war, but for all wars the U.S. has been involved in.
Notice that someone placed a Confederate flag at this memorial, also. As you can tell from some of my comments on this web site, I am not a hawk (although I'm not a total pacifist, either) It may seem odd for me to care about the anyone else's sincerity in honoring the nation's war record, but it does gall me that someone seeks to honor the country's war efforts with a symbol that represents (among other things) a desire to withdraw from the United States.
I took these last couple of pictures at Greenwood Cemetery. The tombs at this cemetery aren't as elaborate as the ones at Metairie Cemetery. Also, they are packed close together, so it's hard to get a good, isolated shot of any one tomb.
