American Battle Monuments Commission

society created monuments—structures that would last for long periods of time and would be able to preserve our memories, understandings and perception of an event and/or a significant personality. Consequently, our country harbors countless monuments and memorials which allow us to understand own history, and comprehend the numerous achievements and sacrifices of those who served the country. The US has several monuments that showcase its rich history, for example the Washington Monument captivates the

but also negative one. There are four monuments in the city that represent the Confederacy. General P.G.T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, and General Robert E. Lee were all at one point the President of the Confederacy. The battle of Liberty place monument represent the Confederacy attacking Louisiana State Government. A time where the United States of America was split into two. This was called the Civil War. Theses three individuals and the symbol of the battle of the Confederacy are put on pedestals

The Marines knew de Weldon’s version of the statue and that was the statue they wanted. Ten professors from American University collectively dismissed de Weldon’s sculpture as mediocrity and called it “ordinary,” “ineffective,” and “unsculpturesque.” Donald De Lu president of the National Sculpture Society stated that: “Instead of immortalizing the brave Marines

MEMORANDUM FOR Senior Commander (SC), USAG Benelux Installation Vehicle Utilization Review Board SUBJECT: Waiver Request to Retain an Underutilized Non-Tactical Vehicle (NTV) for Critical Soldiers Mission Support Request the SC of USAG Benelux favorably consider and approve retention of 1EA Mercedes VITO 7 PAC Vehicle for support of the following critical missions. Mercedes Vito van, IF-AE 512 (seven passengers) is primarily used by TSC Benelux/Chievres for daily operational support in the local

Daniel Sickles was an outspoken politician who committed murder, got away with it, and almost lost the U.S. the Battle of Gettysburg. Sickles murdered his wife’s lover, pleaded that he was insane, and was acquitted. He was also a very bad general and cost the Union military the Battle of Chancellorsville and almost lost them the Battle of Gettysburg. As a politician, Sickles was the military governor of South Carolina during Reconstruction and preserved the Gettysburg battlefield, establishing

Behind General James' monument, and to the left, lies a flat stone in memory of James, Jr.'s two cousins, Sally Fleming and Isabella Ewing. While weathered, it can still be read that the stone is "In memory of" Sally Fleming and Isabella Ewing (Sally’s sister). Behind General James' monument, and to the right, is an upright marble tombstone dedicated to James Junior’s seventeen-year old brother, Robert Todd. The last lines of his stone are eroded from the elements, but careful reading reveals the

Monuments Men Summary and Strong Response Essay Personally, history intrigues me. I love learning about things that helped shape our country and others. There’s only one catch, listening to a teacher lecture about history kills me. It is, in my opinion, the most boring thing in the world ever to sit through. It’s not the teachers fault by any means, they’re just doing their job. It’s just that I can’t stand listening to lecture after lecture. So when I can do research on my own, or learn about it

comes in many forms. When President Roosevelt set out for that hunting expedition he was not there as a conservationist. He’d heard that life on the American plains was changing, and that if he wanted to see the Badlands the way generations of Natives and cowboys had seen it, then he’d have to go soon. He went there not intending to stop the march of American modernization, but only to be a witness of a lifestyle that was rapidly disappearing. He cannot have known how profoundly he would be affected

locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. They attempted to cut off all trade from reaching the enemy. Both sides attempted to block all of the United States from trading. The war of 1812 produced a new generation of great American generals, including Andrew Jackson, Jacob Brown, and Winfield Scott, and helped propel no fewer that four men to the presidency: Jackson John Quincy Adam, James Monroe, and William Henry Harrison. Although they are unaware of the blockade when they

Site and Monument is located in Fairview, KY. It is 351 ft. tall, making it the fifth tallest monument in the world (coming after the Gateway arch, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Crazy Horse memorial, It was originally planned by Ret. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. in 1902. Construction began in 1917, but was forced to a halt in 1918 when the second world war started and the materials were rationed for the war cause. It resumed in 1922 and was completed in 1924. The total cost of the monument was $200