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Article: Veterans await tribute: ; World War II memorial is overdue, some say
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- May 26, 2001
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
Area World War II veterans say it's about time Washington ended
the squabbling over a memorial intended to honor Americans who
fought in the most devastating war of the 20th century - a dispute
that took longer than the war itself. Several veterans groups in
West Virginia have also been active in raising money and support for
the World War II Memorial in Washington, a project that garnered a
nationwide, $172 million fund-raising effort.
"Our street signs would be in German or Japanese if it wasn't for
these World War II guys," said Gale Harper, the state director for
the Division of Veterans Affairs. "If it wasn't for them, we
wouldn't have the freedoms we have."
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