Iraq War Veterans, Reps. Mike Gallagher & Seth Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Bill for National War on Terror Memorial H.R. 873 to amend 1986 legislation and authorize GWOTMF to lead organizing efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a joint press conference held at the VFW today, the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF) formally announced alongside […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Who: House Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, representatives of various national veteran service organizations What: A joint press conference to formally announce H.R. 873, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), allowing the establishment of the National Global War […]
By Kristi King 11 NOV 2016 On this Veterans Day, tens of thousands of American war casualties don’t have a memorial honoring their service, but work is underway for a memorial for the war on terror. “They need this sort of thing. They want this sort of thing. It’s not a lot to ask,” said Jan […]
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By Jan Scruggs 11 NOV 2016 Fifteen years ago, I heard the explosion and saw smoke billowing from the Pentagon. This was the beginning of a war, I thought. Maybe most of us did. It was, and after all this time, after thousands of service members have been killed and tens of thousands wounded, there […]
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By Patrick Sisson 11 NOV 2016 A tourist exploring the National Mall in Washington, D.C., will encounter monuments commemorating American soldiers who served in some of the 20th century’s most epochal conflicts, such as WWII and the Korean and Vietnam War. The defining U.S. battle of the 21st century, the Global War on Terror, seems […]
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Media Release 09 NOV 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins will honor military heroes on Thursday, November 10 at PPG Paints Arena, before and during their 7 p.m. game against the Minnesota Wild (one day before Veterans Day). The tributes will start Thursday morning, when 12 post-9/11 veterans will attend the morning skate and have lunch in […]
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It took almost 60 years for America to honor the 16 million Americans who served in World War II with a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It took 42 years to complete a national monument to those who served in Korea. Andrew Brennan, 31, is determined not to let that happen to the veterans who served – […]
By LaMont Jones, Jr. 19 SEP 2016 Andrew Brennan, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, is on something of a crusade. An MBA student in Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Brennan is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation. His mission: to create a monument […]
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By Corey Dickstein 12 SEP 2016 Legislation introduced Monday evening by two congressmen could pave the way for a national memorial honoring the veterans of America’s longest and most recent wars – the post-9/11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Reps. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., and Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who both served in Iraq, submitted the bill that […]
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By Andrew J. Brennan 09 SEP 2016 (Special to Military Times) For the first time, outside of my close circle of friends, I told this couple that I had just met my intent: I would start a nonprofit whose mission would be to ensure that a national memorial be built on the National Mall for […]
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Learn more about the GWOT Memorial and what we are doing to honor those who have served, and continue to serve, in this complex, multi-generational war.
