World War II Monument- Today we need to give thanks to Senator Bob Dole and the National Co-Chairman Frederick W. Smith for their leadership and fund raising campaign efforts that made this memorial possible through primarily private funds. This monument honors 16 million who served in the armed forces of the US during World War II, the more than 4000,000 who died and the millions who supported the war at home. The memorial is a Monument to the spirit, sacrifice and commitment of the American people to the common defense of the nation and to the broader cause of peace and freedom from tyranny through out the world. It inspires future generations of Americans, deepening their appreciation of what the World War II generation accomplished in securing freedom and democracy. Above all, the memorial stands as an important symbol of American unity, a timeless reminder of the moral strength and awesome power that can flow when free people are at once united and bonded together in a common cause. The memorial opened April 29, 2004, a long time coming but when you see and hear some of the veterans when they visit the memorial, many in wheel chairs, you see the pride in their faces and you get a realization as to what it means to them.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:09:10 +0000
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