1 A bruise is commonly tender and sometimes even painful for the first few days, but the pain usually goes away as the color fades. 2  Because the skin is not broken in a bruise as with a scrape or cut there is little risk of infection.
The Women's Memorial debuted in 1993 as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial â the iconic etched wall that was dedicated 11 years earlier and remains one of the most visited sites in Washington, D.C., according to The Huffington Post.
Description: The design of this memorial was sponsored by the Ladies' Confederate Monument Association. The association's commission required that the monument should have âno figure of a Confederate soldier, or object of modern warfare.â The monument is 32 feet tall and was designed by George Julian Zolnay.