Hiker at Avenue of the Heroes at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery (aka United Spanish War Veterans Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia by Theodora Alice Ruggles Kitson

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Hiker at Avenue of the Heroes at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery (aka United Spanish War Veterans Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia by Theodora Alice Ruggles Kitson

The Hiker is a bronze memorial by Theodora Alice Ruggles Kitson located at Arlington National Cemetery's Avenue of the Heroes in Arlington, Virginia. It honors veterans of the Spanish-American War and was erected circa 1965 by the United Spanish War Veterans. The statue commemorates campaigns in the Philippines and Puerto Rico and is accessible via the Arlington Cemetery Metro station. It is recognized in the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog.