The Three Servicemen
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The Three Servicemen is a bronze statue in Washington, D.C., that forms part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, depicting three American soldiers as a tribute to those who served in the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Three Servicemen canonical | 1 |
| Three Servicemen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5257387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Three Servicemen Context triple: [Three Servicemen statue, officialName, The Three Servicemen]
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A.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
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D.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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E.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Three Servicemen Target entity description: The Three Servicemen is a bronze statue in Washington, D.C., that forms part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, depicting three American soldiers as a tribute to those who served in the Vietnam War.
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A.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
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D.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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E.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Three Servicemen Statue
NERFINISHED
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Three Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Frederick Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
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Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Vietnam War monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.8903°N 77.0471°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
racially diverse American soldiers
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soldiers carrying military equipment ⓘ soldiers in Vietnam-era uniforms ⓘ three American soldiers ⓘ |
| facingTowards | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of a Hispanic American soldier
ⓘ
figure of a white American soldier ⓘ figure of an African American soldier ⓘ |
| hasStyle | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Three Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 7 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | none on the statue itself ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Constitution Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | National Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lincoln Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
American veterans of the Vietnam War
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U.S. armed forces personnel who served in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam Veterans Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | tribute to those who served in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
camaraderie among soldiers
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living veterans of the Vietnam War ⓘ sacrifice of American service members in Vietnam ⓘ |
| theme | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1984 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1984 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Three Servicemen Description of subject: The Three Servicemen is a bronze statue in Washington, D.C., that forms part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, depicting three American soldiers as a tribute to those who served in the Vietnam War.
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Three Servicemen