Tag: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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New Monument Proposed on the Mall to Honor Veterans of the Global War on Terror
Is such a memorial premature, given we are still engaged in our country’s longest running conflict with no end in sight?
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Latest comments on Vietnam Visitors Center
At its monthly meeting on June 4, 2009, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) reviewed the latest revised design concept for the proposed Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitors Center. This project […]
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NCPC Mall Projects: Potomac Park Levee, Mall signs & Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center
Tomorrow, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) will be reviewing three Mall projects at its monthly public meeting: Potomac Park Levee Improvements, Pedestrian Wayfinding and Sign Program & Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
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The Washington Post, “Memorial Center Design Clears Hurdle”
National Coalition to Save the Mall
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Vietnam Wall Visitor Center Approved
Dear Coalition Friends: The front page of last Friday’s Washington Post reports on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center approved by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) at their meeting […]
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Legislation to Mandate a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center on the National Mall
Alarming legislation passed in the House that would mandate a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center on the National Mall and exempt it from all laws, including a fair, mandatory public review process.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline Enforcement Act
Dear Coalition Friends, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline Enforcement Act, introduced in the House Committee on Resources on Tuesday, illustrates once again the threats to the National Mall […]
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Post: Moore Writes ‘Bridging the Difference On Memorials And the Mall’
In an essay published in yesterday’s (Sunday, November 9th) Washington Post on the “Close to Home” page, local architect Arthur Cotton Moore offered a novel approach to future memorializing on the Mall (see below).
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Post Reports on the Political Maneuvering Behind Visitor Center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
In an article in last Friday’s (October 2nd) Washington Post entitled “Scrugg’s Underground Movement,” reporter Monte Reel described some of the political maneuvering behind the scenes between Jan Scruggs of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the Congress, and John Parsons (with others) of the National Park Service (NPS), regarding the proposed visitor center/museum for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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