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Article: Bob Hope tribute in the works. (Now hear this: brief news items of interest to veterans and their families).(monument to Bob Hope, on his 100th birthday)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- VFW Magazine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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A $10 million Military Tribute to Bob Hope will be dedicated to "GI Bob"--America's only "honorary veteran"--on May 29, 2003, on his 100th birthday in the Port District of San Diego, Calif., along the bay.
During 60 USO tours over five decades, Hope entertained 10 million troops, mostly overseas from WWII through Vietnam.
The tribute will consist of five full-size statues of the famed ...