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The seal of the United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy . National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl , Honolulu , Oahu , Hawaii , USA . The Honolulu Memorial was erected by the American Battle Monuments Commission in 1964 and dedicated in 1966 . The cemetery contains 30 , 000 graves of war dead from WWI , WWII , Korean War and Vietnam War . In February 1948 Congress approved funding and construction began , sixteen months later on July 19 , 1949 the cemetery opened to the public . More than five million visitors come to the cemetery each year to pay their respects to the dead and to enjoy the panoramic view of Honolulu from the rim of Punchbowl . Hawaiian name for the crater is Puowaina ( Hill of Sacrifice ) . ? |