Posted on Nov 15, 2016
Do you think the Women in Military Service Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery should be allowed to close?
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Wasn't even aware this was an issue, thanks for posting. No, it would be an absolute travesty to allow this to happen. Women have played a vital role in the military for as long as there has been a military. If funding is an issue, ALL military organizations need to step up with information and funding campaigns to make the public aware of the situation. I think that most Americans aren't aware that most memorials are run and maintained by nonprofit organizations. The assumption is that the government is footing the bills.
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Col Rebecca Lorraine
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen I agree most believe tax payers foot the bill. They have new leadership so I hope they can get the word out to garner support.
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Heck no. I was just there inside that Memorial this summer for a reception party before the USMC Sunset Parade when one of the friends was the guest of honor for the parade. The memorial stands not only to honor our sisters-in-arms but more importantly, as a beacon to women that they are able to hang with men.
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Col Rebecca Lorraine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Military_Service_for_America_Memorial this has an interesting description of the financial challenges they have faced.
Women in Military Service for America Memorial - Wikipedia
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA) is a memorial established by the U.S. federal government which honors women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The memorial is located at the western end of Memorial Avenue at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The structure in which the memorial is housed was originally known as the Hemicycle, and built in...
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No it should not close. All of us in military service should know that budgets ebb and flow for everything not mission critical.
The discussion of whether or not it should close is fine if we are trying to gauge public interest. However, if we want preservation, assure the growth of a trust for that purpose. My family's heritage is rich with men and women in military service. I will continue to be interested in the recognition of everyone's service.
The discussion of whether or not it should close is fine if we are trying to gauge public interest. However, if we want preservation, assure the growth of a trust for that purpose. My family's heritage is rich with men and women in military service. I will continue to be interested in the recognition of everyone's service.
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SSG Robert Webster
Has your family donated to this worthy cause? Did your family have members that served in WWI? If so did you or will you donate to the WWI Memorial in their honor? Also, did you have children that attended DoDDS overseas? If so do you or they donate to the American Overseas Schools Historical Society?
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Col Bill Marrs
SSG Robert Webster - Yes, and we have a couple of names on monuments, a library and have participated in many other support activities.
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SSG Robert Webster
Col Bill Marrs - Thank you. Did you read my comment about the funding part that I asked COL Lorraine?
If I offended you by my questions, I would like to apologize. One issue that some commentators tend to disregard is how this type of activity is funded. They do not realize that the majority, if not all of the support for this is not from the government, but private donations and other types of funding vehicles.
It is unfortunate that only two individuals have commented about their direct support of the organization that funds this memorial and museum. I think that they have done very well, with the little amount of support that they receive, they just need to get the message out to a wider audience.
If I offended you by my questions, I would like to apologize. One issue that some commentators tend to disregard is how this type of activity is funded. They do not realize that the majority, if not all of the support for this is not from the government, but private donations and other types of funding vehicles.
It is unfortunate that only two individuals have commented about their direct support of the organization that funds this memorial and museum. I think that they have done very well, with the little amount of support that they receive, they just need to get the message out to a wider audience.
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Col Bill Marrs
SSG Robert Webster - No offense taken, thanks for the concern. Hard to cover all the bases in an online conversation. Plus, I often have a challenge figuring which post goes where . . .
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Closing it would be a slap in the face to women who served. With all the freaking waste in the Federal budget. Just go through the Pig Book and they can easily find the money.
$66,550,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). You want to share your art with the world GREAT! Why are you using my tax dollars?
$10,000,000 for high energy cost grants within the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) which in the 1930's was set up to promote electricity to farmers. Is this really still an issue?
Otherwise, sorry WACs, WAVES, WASPs and Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR) ...(Really USMC, no catchy acronym and no, BAM is not acceptable) and all others they can't "find" the money. That's just weak.
http://www.cagw.org/reporting/pig-book
$66,550,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). You want to share your art with the world GREAT! Why are you using my tax dollars?
$10,000,000 for high energy cost grants within the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) which in the 1930's was set up to promote electricity to farmers. Is this really still an issue?
Otherwise, sorry WACs, WAVES, WASPs and Marine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWR) ...(Really USMC, no catchy acronym and no, BAM is not acceptable) and all others they can't "find" the money. That's just weak.
http://www.cagw.org/reporting/pig-book
2016 Congressional Pig Book | Citizens Against Government Waste
The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW's annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. A "pork" project is a line-item in an appropriations bill that designates tax dollars for a specific purpose in circumvention of established budgetary procedures. To qualify as pork, a project must meet one of seven criteria that were developed in 1991 by CAGW and the Congressional Porkbusters Coalition.
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I have been to Arlington National Cemetery several times both as a visitor and representing my service. I never new that a Women in Military Service Memorial existed. I would have visited it. Thanks for sharing about this situation. Will try to learn more to make an informed decision on your question.
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No. No freaking way should it be closed. Post that the Tomb of the Unknowns is going to be shut down and unmanned, tell them that JFK's fire will be put out, tell them that Arlington won't accept men and see what happens next. If you were short on cash before, you'll have a surplus now. Ohh I forgot, women are "second class" warriors unfit to be with men. Bullshit. If this was to close, it would reopen as something dedicated to men somehow. What does that tell you about what some think of women? This is plainly not right. Lee house wouldn't have this problem, so why should the Women's Memorial?
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Col Rebecca Lorraine
I'm not sure but the donations have always been from the women veterans and what they could afford. They really haven't brought in the right fundraisers and the really deep pockets haven't stepped up. There is a ton of competition for donations. They no longer have a website. It's bizarre.
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SSG Warren Swan
Col Rebecca Lorraine - Ma'am no disrespect to you, but that and this situation is bullshit. Imagine Lee house closed. Won't happen. The women's memorial IS a part of our history, my history, and everyone else's. Not to mention it IS a part of ANC, so to keep that Memorial open, give them the support they need, not the support one wants to give.
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