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Awarded to the mon mucuments meo worked to preserve arts and cultural artifacts in world war ii saving them from theft and destruction by nazi germany. This u. S. Capitol Visitors Center ceremony is about half an hour. Mr. Speaker, members of congress, ambassadors and other honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations who served in the monuments fine arts and archive section. We now know these men and scholar, men and women, as the Monum...

Mr. Speaker, members of congress, ambassadors and other honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations who served in the monuments, fine arts and archives section. We now know these men and scholar soldiers as the Monuments Men. Only six are still living. Ann olivier bell and reuben sammy were unable to travel. However, bernard taper, richard barancik, Motoko Fujishiro huthwaite, and Harry Ettlinger are with us today. So, too, are 175 fami...

Honored guests, we are gathered to celebrate the achievements of some 350 men and women from 14 nations that served in the fine arts and a archives session. We now know the Monuments Men. Only six are still living. Two were una able to travel. 175 family members of Monuments Men since passed are with us. As early as 1942, george 120u9, the leader of the Monuments Men in europe and established their operation in post war japan argued for preservation officers during war to safeguard these things ...

from the outset have expressed concern about the scope and scale of this memorial. the original idea was actually to put a simple statue at the eisenhower executive office building. this was our family preference in the beginning. and so this has evolved a great deal. to say that the eisenhower family had gone along with every aspect of this process would not be correct. and we found it important to correct the record. i think youll hear from others who have their own views on this. so...

president eisenhower was elected, but i was still crawling. not necessarily that old. so most of my memories actually come from books that have been read about him, which is where many of us learned about the significant contribution of president and general eisenhower. some members of congress today probably served under general eisenhower in world war ii, some served in korea when he was president a half century ago, but whether we come from personal memories or from our studies, he ...

emotional responses because while many may agree on the value of commemorating a particular person or event, they may not all agree on the form that commemoration should take. the direction provided by the congress and the co-member mmem works act. federal agencies in determining the location and design of memorials. in the case of the eisenhower memorial, these federal agencies are the national park service on behalf of the department of the interior, the national capital planning com...

as we do for their heritage. i end with a paraphrase of the generals letter written in case operation overlord was unsuccessful. our landings have failed. the troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. if any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone. this is the character of the man we are attempting to honor. we must get this right. the current design is magnificent antiheroism. please call for a new and open competition. >> thank ...

gehrys plan for the proposed memorial to dwight d. eisenhower. for me, ike is still a living memory. his role is supreme commander of the allied forces which freed europe from a great evil and two terms as president of the united states are events through which i lived. i hate to say this, mr. chairman. but i was actually walking and not crawling at that time. but what about our rising generations who lacked this firsthand historical memory? what will they know if anything about this g...

as a result of the work in 2002. congress authorized the commission to establish the eisenhower memorial. since that time the national park service has worked to establish the memorial in with the commemorative works acts. the subjects of nearl can provoik strong emotions. while many agree on the value of a personal event. stha may not agree on the form commemoration should take. the direction provided by the congress has been highly beneficial in guiding decision making by memorial sp...

president. that commission is comprised of 12 commissioners including eight members of congress and previously a member of the eisenhower family. as a result of this commissions work in 2002, congress authorized the commission to establish the eisenhower memorial. since that time the national park service has worked closely with the commission to establish the memorial in accordance with both the authorizing legislation and the commemorative works act. in our experience, the subjects o...