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<p><font size="1">I know I have used this song in several threads (seems appropriate) (and most do enjoy the sound) but, if
you care too, just click on the stop button on the controller above to stop the
sound.</font></p>
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<p>From USA Today---</p>
<p>A national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during
World War II opened to the public Thursday, giving veterans of that era a sense
of recognition some say was long overdue but well worth the wait.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"It is beautiful," declared World War II
veteran and former Marine George Lynch. "To see this memorial after all
these years is absolutely marvelous."</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The granite and bronze monument features waterfalls,
fountains, and a curved wall bedecked with gold stars to represent the more than
400,000 who gave their lives in the war.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">On its opening day, under glorious sunshine, the memorial
immediately helped introduce another generation to the heroism that brought
victory to America and its allies.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">As the first visitors, hundreds of schoolchildren raced
down two entrance ramps after receiving a stern warning from the U.S. Park
Service not to throw any coins into the many fountains because they stain the
granite.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The children shouted and pointed, exclaiming "Oh,
cool!" and "Look at that!"</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Zach Richter, 14, of Newtown, Conn., whose grandfather
served in World War II, said he couldn't wait to get home to call him and let
him know his grandson was one of the first visitors.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"He's proud that people are finally recognizing
him," said Richter, who was with 400 other 8th-graders from Newtown Middle
School.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The memorial has been almost two decades in the making.
While the formal dedication ceremony is still a month away, project organizers
raced to put the finishing touches on the memorial so the ever-dwindling number
of veterans from that era can visit it.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">America's World War II vets are dying at a rate of 1,056
a day, the Veterans Affairs Department estimates. Fewer than 4 million will be
alive at the time of the Memorial Day weekend dedication.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Until now, veterans and tourists have only been able to
peek at the memorial through wire fencing surrounding the site or from a small
walkway on one end. Now that the fences are down, visitors can roam freely about
the memorial, which sits prominently between the Washington Monument and the
Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Equal in size to the length of a football field, the
memorial has two hulking 43-foot arches at each end. One is marked Atlantic, the
other Pacific symbolizing the two theaters of the war.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Fifty-six smaller granite pillars adorned with two bronze
wreaths form the oval shape of the memorial and encircle a sunken plaza and
pool. The pillars represent each state and territory from that period, and the
District of Columbia.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The $174 million project is the culmination of years of
arm-twisting and fund raising by veterans, including former Kansas Sen. Bob
Dole. From schoolchildren to corporations, more than $195 million was raised.
The remaining money will be put in a trust fund for future use.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The dedication next month is expected to draw a big
crowd. Some 117,000 free tickets were snapped up in a matter of weeks, and
there's a waiting list with 50,000 names on it.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">President Bush and all the living former presidents have
been invited to the event.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The Smithsonian Institution is planning four days of
festivities on the National Mall to coincide with the May 29 dedication
ceremony.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"We certainly think this could be the largest
gathering of World War II veterans in one place since war ended in 1945,"
said Jim Deutsch, program curator for the National World War II Reunion.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">At the "Tribute to a Generation," there will be
two stages playing music from the 1940s from the Ink Spots, the Artie Shaw
Orchestra and others.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Eight tents will cover four blocks along the Mall. In one
tent, veterans can reunite with old comrades. And under another, veterans will
share their stories and experiences. Dole and former Democratic presidential
candidate and Sen. George McGovern are among those expected to speak.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"What we're interested in learning
about is what World War II meant to members of this generation," Deutsch
said.</p>
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<p><font size="1">I know I have used this song in several threads (seems appropriate) (and most do enjoy the sound) but, if
you care too, just click on the stop button on the controller above to stop the
sound.</font></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.iwojima.com/raising/lflage.gif" width="600" height="536"></p>
<p></p>
<p>From USA Today---</p>
<p>A national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during
World War II opened to the public Thursday, giving veterans of that era a sense
of recognition some say was long overdue but well worth the wait.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"It is beautiful," declared World War II
veteran and former Marine George Lynch. "To see this memorial after all
these years is absolutely marvelous."</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The granite and bronze monument features waterfalls,
fountains, and a curved wall bedecked with gold stars to represent the more than
400,000 who gave their lives in the war.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">On its opening day, under glorious sunshine, the memorial
immediately helped introduce another generation to the heroism that brought
victory to America and its allies.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">As the first visitors, hundreds of schoolchildren raced
down two entrance ramps after receiving a stern warning from the U.S. Park
Service not to throw any coins into the many fountains because they stain the
granite.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The children shouted and pointed, exclaiming "Oh,
cool!" and "Look at that!"</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Zach Richter, 14, of Newtown, Conn., whose grandfather
served in World War II, said he couldn't wait to get home to call him and let
him know his grandson was one of the first visitors.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"He's proud that people are finally recognizing
him," said Richter, who was with 400 other 8th-graders from Newtown Middle
School.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The memorial has been almost two decades in the making.
While the formal dedication ceremony is still a month away, project organizers
raced to put the finishing touches on the memorial so the ever-dwindling number
of veterans from that era can visit it.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">America's World War II vets are dying at a rate of 1,056
a day, the Veterans Affairs Department estimates. Fewer than 4 million will be
alive at the time of the Memorial Day weekend dedication.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Until now, veterans and tourists have only been able to
peek at the memorial through wire fencing surrounding the site or from a small
walkway on one end. Now that the fences are down, visitors can roam freely about
the memorial, which sits prominently between the Washington Monument and the
Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Equal in size to the length of a football field, the
memorial has two hulking 43-foot arches at each end. One is marked Atlantic, the
other Pacific symbolizing the two theaters of the war.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Fifty-six smaller granite pillars adorned with two bronze
wreaths form the oval shape of the memorial and encircle a sunken plaza and
pool. The pillars represent each state and territory from that period, and the
District of Columbia.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The $174 million project is the culmination of years of
arm-twisting and fund raising by veterans, including former Kansas Sen. Bob
Dole. From schoolchildren to corporations, more than $195 million was raised.
The remaining money will be put in a trust fund for future use.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The dedication next month is expected to draw a big
crowd. Some 117,000 free tickets were snapped up in a matter of weeks, and
there's a waiting list with 50,000 names on it.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">President Bush and all the living former presidents have
been invited to the event.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The Smithsonian Institution is planning four days of
festivities on the National Mall to coincide with the May 29 dedication
ceremony.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"We certainly think this could be the largest
gathering of World War II veterans in one place since war ended in 1945,"
said Jim Deutsch, program curator for the National World War II Reunion.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">At the "Tribute to a Generation," there will be
two stages playing music from the 1940s from the Ink Spots, the Artie Shaw
Orchestra and others.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Eight tents will cover four blocks along the Mall. In one
tent, veterans can reunite with old comrades. And under another, veterans will
share their stories and experiences. Dole and former Democratic presidential
candidate and Sen. George McGovern are among those expected to speak.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"What we're interested in learning
about is what World War II meant to members of this generation," Deutsch
said.</p>
<p align="center"><img height="240" src="http://www.forties.net/files/ww17th_Streetx.jpg" width="538" border="0"></p>
<p align="center"><img height="327" src="http://www.forties.net/files/Arch_Washx.jpg" width="510" border="0"></p>
<p align="center"><img height="367" src="http://www.forties.net/files/arch_n.jpg" width="484" border="0"></p>
<div align="left">
<p align="center"><b><font class="Helvetica10" face="Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow" size="2" color="#0f4568">ATLANTIC
ARCH (artists version)</font></b>
</div>
<p align="center"><img height="323" src="http://www.forties.net/files/WWIIpacificarch.JPG" width="563" border="0"></p>
<div align="left">
<p align="center"><b><font class="Helvetica10" face="Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow" size="2" color="#0f4568">PACIFIC
ARCH (artists version)</font></b>
</div>
<p align="center"><img height="358" src="http://www.forties.net/files/wwIImemorialfullview.JPG" width="526" border="0"></p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr1997/9704236a.jpg" width="722" height="451"></p>
<p align="center"><img id="3254507" alt hspace="10" src="http://images.ibsys.com/2004/0430/3254507_200X150.jpg" vspace="5" border="0" width="200" height="150"></p>
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