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WWII Memorial Media Archive
Major national media outlets and commentators react to the National WWII Memorial.
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Groundbreaking, of Sorts, for a Contested War Memorial (The New York Times)
By Jeff Gerth, The New York Times Fifty-five years after the end of the war, and 13 years after Congress first took up the idea of a monument to it, […]
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2 Pave Helipads Proposed for Mall (The Washington Post)
By Linda Wheeler, The Washington Post The National Park Service wants to pave part of the Mall to create two helicopter pads and a walkway connecting them. The proposed World […]
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A Scourge of War Not Worthy of This Battlefield (The Washington Post)
By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post The disappearing of the Mall’s most spectacular vista has begun. Over the weekend, wrapping themselves in the bunting of Veterans Day, the perpetrators of the […]
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USA’s ‘front yard’ is veteran’s latest battleground (USA Today)
By Guillermo X. Garcia, USA Today As a skinny and scared 23-year-old draftee off a Missouri farm, John Graves found himself fighting in some of the most pitched European battles […]
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Let’s Reconsider the Site in the Nation’s Capital (Editorial, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
What an unfortunate testimony to national priorities that a World War II memorial honoring those who served in the armed forces and those who sacrificed at home remains unbuilt more […]
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New Site for War Memorial (Editorial by The Hartford Courant)
On Veterans Day, November 11, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will appear on the Mall at a spot between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial to break ground for the […]
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Desecrating a Landmark to Build a Memorial (San Francisco Chronicle)
On Sept. 21, the National Capital Planning Commission voted 7 to 5 to build a $100 million World War II memorial in our nation’s capital.
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Anatomy of an eyesore: Monumental Error (The New Republic)
By Joseph Fishkin, The New Republic Never has the phrase “Everyone’s a critic” been truer. It’s hard to find anyone without a damning word about the proposed National World War […]
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Don’t Mar the Mall (Editorial by The New York Times)
Before he leaves office, President Clinton hopes to break ground for a suitable memorial to the veterans of World War II, who are dwindling in number with each passing day. […]
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Honor WII Vets, but Not on Mall (Editorial by The Atlanta Constitution)
Anyone with an ounce of curiosity and a passing familiarity with the controversy over the World War II memorial proposed for the National Mall in Washington ought to be troubled […]
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