Boulder City Memorial

The Boulder City Memorial is a post-War installation in Boulder City.

Background
Established by the New California Republic, the memorial honors those who died during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. The first time the player character arrives, Private Kowalski is found in front of the memorial, paying his respects to his fallen brother, PFC Donald Kowalski. Attacking the memorial will trigger a confrontation with Kowalski.

Layout
The memorial is found at the northwestern edge of Boulder City, in front of the Big Horn Saloon. The inscriptions are etched into the stone and illuminated by lights placed at its base. The fallen are listed by name and rank on the side facing the Colorado River, while an inscription and the insignia of the Army and the Rangers are carved into the side facing the New California.

Behind the scenes

 * Many of the deceased share last names with other NCR soldiers and citizens found in Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, such as Major Dhatri, Dumont, Gorobets, Hayes, Meyers, Kowalski, Kreger, and Roger Westin.
 * According to J.E. Sawyer, during development, when the idea of continuing play following the Second Battle of Hoover Dam was still being explored, the Boulder City Memorial was intended to be destroyed in the event of a Caesar led Legion victory. He intended for it to be replaced by the Legion with a statue modeled after the Augustus of Prima Porta, a statue of the second Roman emperor Caesar Augustus.