Americans have erected countless monuments to wars gone by. But how do we pay tribute to the fallen in a conflict that might never end? By Elliot Ackerman Original Article Posted on Smithsonianmag.com On my first deployment to Iraq, in 2004, our infantry battalion of several hundred Marines lost 21 killed in action. Immediately, we […]
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D.C.-based architecture and planning firm will manage the process of realizing a national memorial recognizing the country’s longest war WASHINGTON, D.C., September 19, 2018 – The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial Foundation, the congressionally-designated non-profit foundation tasked with organizing, fundraising and coordinating efforts to build a new memorial on the National Mall in Washington, […]
WASHINGTON – — Seventeen years later, the war on terror rages on. For former Special Forces Green Beret Michael Rodriguez, who is known to his friends as “Rod,” it’s a family affair. “I served. My wife served and we just welcomed our son home from Afghanistan earlier this year.” said Rodriguez. “He’s my oldest of the […]
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Tomorrow marks 17 years since the September 11th attacks. As we reflect and remember those who died, one organization is working on a way to honor those who have served in our nations longest war.
Sergent First Class Kelly Rodriguez spoke with anchor Tara Herrschaft about the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation. […]
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Seventeen years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which was the catalyst for the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Most adults can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing on that clear, fall day in 2001. They can tell you how their lives have changed since then as well — […]
The non-profit foundation welcomes new board members, staff, advisors, ambassadors and architectural partner with expertise in government, defense, investment, foundation, retail industries as well as building and plans. WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2018 – The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial Foundation, the congressionally-designated non-profit foundation tasked with organizing, fundraising and coordinating efforts to build […]
George W. Casey Jr., a retired general, was chief of staff of the Army from 2007 to 2011 and the commander of coalition forces in Iraq from 2004 to 2007. He is an adviser to the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation.
Over the past two weeks, the House and Senate Natural Resources subcommittees held hearings for identical bills swiftly moving through both chambers of Congress. The committees and chambers at large soon will make a decision of vital importance with respect to the veteran and military communities and the public at large: They will decide how we will memorialize those who have made the ultimate sacrifice over the past 16 years of sustained combat. […]
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Twenty-seven years after his war ended, and seven years after his crusade to memorialize it began, Scott Stump stood before a presidentially appointed panel of architects and designers in June to advocate for his dream. This was the former Marine’s fourth visit to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which is charged with protecting the grace and dignity of public space in the nation’s capital from clutter and kitsch.
Stump, from North Carolina, had discovered just how hard it can be to build anything on some of America’s most soulful ground — anything at all, let alone a memorial to Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, those often-overlooked missions in which 700,000 Americans served and 383 were killed. Early designs featured a rightward curving wall the color of desert sand, meant to embody the “left hook” battlefield maneuver that vanquished the Iraqi army on the ground in 100 hours. Counting the initial aerial bombardment, the combat phase lasted all of six weeks. […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2018 – The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial Foundation, the congressionally-designated non-profit foundation tasked with organizing, fundraising and coordinating efforts to build a new memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., today shared three conversation starters to help Americans make Memorial Day occasions even more meaningful this holiday weekend. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9, 2018 – Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF), the congressionally-designated non-profit foundation tasked with organizing, fundraising and coordinating efforts to build a new memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., today announced that Michael “Rod” Rodriguez will serve as its Director. In his new role, Rodriguez is tasked with […]
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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.
