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Article: World War II Memorial Opens to Public
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JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-30-2004
Dateline: WASHINGTON
With the Lincoln Memorial in the background, visitors tour the World War II Memorial in Washington, Thursday, April 29, 2004. A national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during World War II opened to the public Thursday. (AP Photo/Adele Starr)
A national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during World War II opened to the public Thursday, giving veterans of that era a sense of recognition some say was long overdue but well worth the wait.
"It is beautiful," declared World War II veteran and former Marine George Lynch. "To see this memorial after all these years is ...