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The U.S. National World War II Memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004. The memorial sits on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It was constructed mostly with private funds after Roger Durbin, a WWII veteran from Toledo, Ohio asked his local Congressperson why their didn't yet exist such a site. The legislative and bureacratic processes involved in the construction of the memorial were fast-tracked by the U.S. Congress because we are losing WWII vets at a rate of 1000 per day. Every vet should have a chance to visit their memorial but many can't afford it. Fortunately, the Honor Flight Network will fly the
m to Washington, D.C. for free. If you or a vet you know isn't interested in making the trip, you might want to check out Douglas Brinkley's The World War II Memorial: A Grateful Nation Remembers. It's a large full-color book with many great photos of the memorial and a few chapters about the war as well.
The U.S. National World War II Memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004. The memorial sits on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It was constructed mostly with private funds after Roger Durbin, a WWII veteran from Toledo, Ohio asked his local Congressperson why their didn't yet exist such a site. The legislative and bureacratic processes involved in the construction of the memorial were fast-tracked by the U.S. Congress because we are losing WWII vets at a rate of 1000 per day. Every vet should have a chance to visit their memorial but many can't afford it. Fortunately, the Honor Flight Network will fly the
m to Washington, D.C. for free. If you or a vet you know isn't interested in making the trip, you might want to check out Douglas Brinkley's The World War II Memorial: A Grateful Nation Remembers. It's a large full-color book with many great photos of the memorial and a few chapters about the war as well.
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