Article: A tribute to air and space: With help from North Texas, military memorial takes flight.

Byline: Sudeep Reddy

Oct. 9--ARLINGTON, Va. -- The three stainless steel spires shoot into the sky, resembling a Thunderbird bomb burst maneuver, peeling away almost 300 feet above a promontory overlooking the nation's capital.The Air Force Memorial, a new fixture on the Washington skyline with strong North Texas ties, was designed to honor the members who have served in America's youngest military branch. It also forces visitors to contemplate the future of U.S. air power as they stare at the tall pointed columns curving out from the ground and soaring into the air. "It's impossible to walk through this memorial and not look up into the sky and space," said ...

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