Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
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Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial located in Pittsburgh is the largest memorial in the United States dedicated solely to honoring all branches of military veterans and service personel. As its official website proclaims: "The Grand Army of the Republic... conceived Soldiers & Sailors during the 1890s. It was originally built to recognize the sacrifice, valor and patriotism of the Civil War Veterans of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Today it honors the men and women of Pennsylvania who served the United States in its military endeavors during our country's history."
The structure was completed in 1910, and has rare and one-of-a-kind exhibits that span the eras from the Civil War to the present day conflcts. It also has--since 1963--operated the "Hall of Valor" to honor individual veterans from the region who went above and beyond the call of duty. Today the hall has over 600 honorees among them are Congressional Medal of Honor, The Kearny Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross winners.
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- Silence of the Lambs had the hall fill in for the "Memphis Courthouse" scenes, including the escape scene. All were filmed completely at Soliders & Sailors.
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