Gold Star Mothers National Monument
The Gold Star Mothers National Monument was a proposed
The
Under the rules established by the
Although a bill (H.R. 2819) was introduced to extend authorization to 2024, it did not advance and permission to build the memorial lapsed.
In December 2013, the foundation laid out its goals for a national monument. They included:[3]
- Expressing the gratitude of the nation to Gold Star mothers and families;
- Recognizing the loss incurred by Gold Star mothers and families;
- Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to reflect, contemplate, and meditate on their loss;
- Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to gather;
- Commemorating the national service that the Gold Star Mothers Club has provided to the nation; and
- Providing a place for the public to acknowledge the sacrifices of Gold Star mothers and families, and to commemorative this sacrifice.
The foundation began analyzing sites suggested by the NCMAC in 2013. It rejected Freedom Plaza, the belvedere western terminus of Constitution Avenue on the shores of the Potomac River, and sites on Memorial Drive close to the Arlington National Cemetery Administration Building. On December 12, 2013, it asked the NCMAC to approve a site on Memorial Drive between the south main gate of Arlington National Cemetery and the Armored Forces Memorial.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Memorial Legislation." National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission. June 22, 2013. Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2014-04-04.
- ^ "Authorized Memorials - Status of Authorities." National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission. April 15, 2013. Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2014-04-04.
- ^ a b A Commemorative Work for Gold Star Mothers: Site Selection Analysis (PDF). December 12, 2013. pp. 4–5. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
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External links
- Pub. L.112–239 (text) (PDF): Public Law 112-239, establishing the memorial
- Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation