Tugu Negara, Malaysia
Tugu Negara, the National Monument, aka Tugu Kebangsaan, commemorates the soldiers who gave their lives in the fight against the communist insurgency of the 1950s. Tugu Negara is located on a hill at Taman Tasik Perdana. At its base is a listing of the names of the units who fought the insurgency, including British, Australian, Fijian, Maori and Malay troops. Tugu Negara was constructed in 1966, and designed by Austrian sculptor Felix de Weldon, who was also responsible for the famed USMC War Memorial in Virginia, United States.
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