‘We fought for liberty:’ Michigan WWII vets welcome memorial

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‘We fought for liberty:’ Michigan WWII vets welcome memorial
By Mike Householder, The Associated Press
Apr 7, 02:13 PM
World War II veteran Art Fishman shows some of his memorabilia, Monday, April 4, 2022, in Oak Park, Mich. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Officials in Michigan are ready to get started on the construction of what they say is one of the few state-specific World War II memorials in the country.

Art Fishman is excited that the project is taking another step toward reality.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson SFC (Join to see) GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SGT Steve McFarland