Defending the D.C. War Memorial, ACLU and Coalition fight for Mall free speech, ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ floods the Mall & the Mall shutdown

Dear Friends of the National Mall,

In this newsletter update, read: praise for the simple beauty of the D.C. World War I Memorial on the Mall, defense for free speech on the Mall and opposition to proposed new regulations, a new video game that shows worst-case scenarios for flooding in D.C. and on the Mall, and effects of the federal government shut down earlier this year. See also the photo gallery we prepared for President’s Day of Presidential memorials and monuments on the National Mall.

This Memorial Day weekend, memorials on the National Mall will be the focus of a number of commemorations to honor those who fought and died for America. For suggestions of “Best Things to Do This Memorial Day Weekend in Washington, DC” — including visits to our national war memorials and the Memorial Day Parade on Monday — see the suggestions at Destination DC  and The Washington Post.

Top stories:

Coalition’s Goldstein Defends D.C. War Memorial Read Coalition board member Ellen Goldstein’s recent Letter to the Editor in The Washington Post about the District of Columbia War Memorial. — READ MORE

ACLU and Coalition team up to fight proposed National Mall free speech regulations ACLU and Coalition team up to fight proposed National Mall free speech regulations A letter sent to Congress last week from the ACLU prompted members to ask questions about the NPS’s proposal to start charging fees for protests staged on the National Mall. — READ MORE

‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ shows the effects of flooding on D.C. and the National Mall ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ shows the effects of flooding on D.C. and the National Mall For anyone wondering what the nation’s capital would look like after significant flooding around the National Mall, Ubisoft’s new video game offers an eye-opening vision. — READ MORE

National Mall Versus the Wall Museums, the monuments, and much of official Washington was closed.  It’s the border wall dispute and the federal government was in partial shutdown mode! — READ MORE

Photo Gallery: Memorials and Monuments around the National Mall This slideshow of Presidential Memorials and Monuments includes the Lincoln Memorial, James A. Garfield Monument, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and U.S. Capitol building. — READ MORE

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