From the November 28th LA Times.
This was my first chance to see the existing World War I Memorial in Washington, DC, in a photo.
The $182 million World War II Memorial opened on the mall six years ago.
Just a mile away, the District of Columbia's World War I Memorial, honoring the 26,000 Washington residents who served stood neglected and overlooked. The names of 499 who died are inscribed at its base.
Nowhere in the city is there anything to honor the 116,516 Americans who died in the Great War 1917-1918.
However, restoration work did begin on the DC memorial in October.
Frank Buckles, 109, is the last-known living US veteran and it would be great to have something in place before he is no longer with us. I have heard he is not doing well at this time.
The DC Memorial is located in a grove of trees south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pond and has a classic circular dome supported by 12 Doric columns.
Renovation is expected to cost $2.3 million.
Glad to See at Least Something is Being Done. --Cooter
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