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To: 1010RD

Your post is why I say “Not good enough.” Those Monuments and Memorials are ours, not his. They belong to us.


45 posted on 10/02/2013 3:20:39 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: Cyber Liberty
Wasn't the WWII Memorial created using private donations?

Yes, answered my own question: WWII Memorial

From the Website: The memorial was funded primarily by private contributions. The fund-raising campaign was led by National Chairman Senator Bob Dole and National Co-Chairman Frederick W. Smith.

Senator Dole, a World War II veteran seriously wounded on the battlefield and twice decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, was the Republican nominee for president in 1996 and the longest-serving Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate.

Frederick W. Smith is chairman, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation, a global transportation and logistics holding company. He is a graduate of Yale and a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and serves on the boards of various transport, industry and civic organizations.

The memorial received more than $197 million in cash and pledges. This total includes $16 million provided by the federal government.

49 posted on 10/02/2013 3:52:07 PM PDT by madison10
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