A.B.,
Thank you for your interest in the military history of the U.S. I only wish that many of my fellow countrymen had the level of knowledge and respect that you have.
I believe the World War II Memorial was delayed for decades for a couple of reasons. One was that the American men and women who returned from WWII did not care for have a memorial at the time. They came home started families, got jobs and went to school.
After the children were raised they became more aware of what they had achieved and the nation itself became aware that these men and women were dying at a rapid rate. The construction of the memorial itself became mired in political redtape and foot dragging, i.e., fights over the site, fights over the scope and size, and inevitably, problems raising private funds for its construction.
It is a beautiful memorial. I was there several weeks after the dedication.
World War I memorial? Who knows what happened there.
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covan
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