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Septem be r 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 An honor fl i ght recogni zin g W isco n sin ve te ra n s
Sgt. Dana Gruetzmacher 1st Sgt. Lloyd Nimmer Sgt. Gerald (Jerry) Simonar Cpl. Marlin Towne
WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL T he t wo 4 3 f t t a l l p avi l i ons repr es e n t A me r i ca n vi ctory on the A t la n t i c a n d P a ci fi c fronts.
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Each of the 4048 stars represent 1 00 A m e r i ca n s wh o di ed or rem ain m i ssi n g i n the w ar.
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E ac h of t h e st a t e s, terri tori es a nd D ist r i ct o f C o l u m bi a from the WW I I e r a a r e r e presented b y t he 5 6 p i l l a r s su rroundi ng the m em o r i a l .
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A s er ies o f 2 4 b r o n ze rel i ef p anels a l o n g t h e cerem oni al e nt r anc e d e p i ct A m eri ca’s year s at w a r, a t h o m e and o v er s ea s.
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At t he f l o o r o f t h e Atl anti c and P ac if ic p a vi l i o n s i s the WWI I Vic t or y M e d a l .
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KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL Thi s me mo r i a l w as dedi cated on Jul y 27, 1 9 9 5 , t h e 4 2nd anni versary of the ar m i st i ce t h a t ended the w ar.
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W i t h i n t h e t r i angl e are 19 statues r ep r e se n t i n g a squad on patrol : 14 f ig u r e s a r e f r om the U. S. Arm y, 3 ar e f r o m t h e Mari ne Corps, 1 i s a Na vy C o r p sman and 1 i s an A i r Force F or wa r d A i r O bserver.
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The st r i p s o f grani te and j uni per bush e s r e p r e sent the rugged terrai n of K o r e a .
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W h e n r e f l e ct ed on the adj acent bl ack gr a n i t e wa l l , there appears to be 38 so l d i e r s, r epresenti ng the 38th par a l l e l a n d t he 38 m onths at w ar.
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The P o o l o f R e m em brance l i sts inscr i p t i o n s o f the num ber ki l l ed, wo u n d e d , mi ssi ng i n acti on and hel d as p r i so n e r s o f w ar.
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THE VIETNA M WALL The Vie tn a m Ve te ra n s Me mo ria l wa s ded ica te d o n No ve mb e r 1 3 , 1 9 8 2 .
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Each wa ll is 2 4 6 ft a n d 9 in lo n g . It is 10.1 ft ta ll a t its h ig h e st p o in t a n d ta p e rs to 8 in a t e a ch e n d . E a ch wa ll has 7 2 p a n e ls.
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O n e wa ll p o in ts to wa rd th e Wa sh in g to n Mo n u me n t (e a st wa ll) a n d th e o th e r in th e d ire ctio n o f th e Lin co ln Me mo ria l ( we st wa ll).
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The re a re 5 8 ,2 7 2 n a me s o n th e wa ll. The y a re liste d in ch ro n o lo g ica l o rd e r, sta rtin g fro m th e e a st wa ll mo vin g to th e e n d o f th e we st wa ll.
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Mo re th a n h a lf o f th e p e o p le liste d o n th e wa ll a re u n d e r th e a g e o f 2 2 .
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A cro ss fro m th e wa ll a re two a d d itio n a l me mo ria ls: th e T h re e So ld ie rs a n d th e Vie tn a m Wo me n ’s Me mo ria l.
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THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT T he m o n u me n t i s 555ft tal l and no b u i l d i n g i n Washi ngton D. C. i s all o we d t o b e tal l er.
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T he sa me t r o w el George Washi ngton us e d t o l a y t h e cornerstone of the c ap i t o l i n 1 7 9 3 w as al so used to l ay t he co r n e r st o n e of the Washi ngton M o n u me n t i n 1 848.
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THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL The m e mo r i a l w as dedi cated i n 1922.
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Each o f t h e 3 6 col um ns represent the 36 st a t e s i n t he U ni on at the ti m e of L in co l n ’s d e a t h.
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The st a t u e o f Li ncol n i s 19ft tal l from hea d t o f o o t and w ei ghs 159 tons.
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The G e t t ysb u r g Address and Li ncol n’s s eco n d i n a u g ural address are carved on t h e wa l l s i n si de of the cham ber.
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY A r l i n g t o n N a t ional Cem etery w as ded i ca t e d i n May 1864.
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The ce me t e r y w as ori gi nal l y the pla n t a t i o n h o me of Robert E. Lee, and w a s l e g a l l y purchased by the U .S . G o ve r n ment i n January 1864.
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A p p r o xi m a t e l y 300, 000 peopl e are bur i e d o n t h e 6 24 acres of the c eme t e r y. A n average of 27 funeral s ar e co n d u ct e d each day.
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The To m b o f t he Unknow n Sol di er hol d s r e ma i n s of a WWI , WWI I and K o r e a n Ve t e r a n. The Vi etnam tom b is n o w e mp t y. The rem ai ns w ere ide n t i f i e d a n d rem oved.
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The To m b o f t he Unknow n Sol di er ha s b e e n p e r p etual l y guarded si nce Ju l y 2 , 1 9 3 7 by the U. S. Arm y.
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IWO JIMA MEMORIAL T h e o fficia l n a me o f th is me mo ria l is th e U.S. Ma rin e Co rp s Wa r Me mo ria l a n d is d e d ica te d to Ma rin e s se rvin g sin ce 1 7 7 5 .
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T h e e n tire me mo ria l is a b o u t 7 8 ft ta ll. T h e fig u re s a re a b o u t 3 2 ft ta ll a n d a re sh o wn ra isin g a 6 0 ft b ro n z e fla g p o le . To illu stra te siz e , th e ca n te e n o n e o f th e so ld ie rs ca rrie s wo u ld h o ld 8 g a llo n s o f wa te r.
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On e o f th e so ld ie rs, J o h n Bra d le y o f th e U.S. Na vy, is fro m Ap p le to n , W I.
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AIR FORCE MEMORIAL The t h r e e st a i nl ess s t e e l sp i r e s r ange f r o m 2 0 1 f t - 2 70ft.
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The sp i r e s r e p resent t he t h r e e co r e val ues of t h e A i r Fo r ce: int e g r i t y f i r st , servi ce bef o r e se l f , a n d ex ce l l e n ce i n al l that is d o n e . T h e y a l so r ep r e se n t t h e A i r F or ce ’s t o t a l f o rce: ac t i ve , g u a r d and r es e r ve .
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The A i r Fo r ce “ star” lie s b e n e a t h t he t hre e sp i r e s a s the r an k i n si g n i a o f every enl i st e d me mber of t he A i r Fo r ce .
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A NOTE TO OUR HEROES It wa s a n a b so lu te h o n o r to b e a b le to a cco mp a n y e a ch o f yo u o n Old Glo ry Ho n o r Flig h t’s Missio n 2 6 . It wa s ce rta in ly q u ite a d a y fille d with sto ry-te llin g a n d e mo tio n , a n d u n d e n ia b ly o n e o f th e mo st me a n in g fu l e xp e rie n ce s Da ve a n d I will e ve r h a ve th e p rivile g e to sh a re . We a re tru ly h u mb le d b y th e ch a ra cte r a n d co mmitme n t d e mo n stra te d b y YOU, o u r lo ca l wa r h e ro e s, a n d sin ce re ly h o p e yo u fe lt th e g ra titu d e e xp re sse d b y so ma n y th ro u g h o u t th e d a y fo r yo u r sa crifice a n d b ra ve ry in co mmitme n t to ke e p in g th is co u n try sa fe . We tru ly fe e l it is n e ve r to o la te to sa y ‘th a n k yo u .’ Sin ce re ly, Da ve & J e n n y Va n d e n He u ve l Missio n 2 6 Gu a rd ia n s
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