Posted on Oct 12, 2023
Grafton, Illinois, unveils $6 million plans for new war memorial
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The City of Grafton, Illinois, unveiled plans for a new $6 million military memorial on Wednesday to be constructed on the east end of town.
The National Memorial of Military Ascent will be built into the Mississippi River community’s cliffs and will include an interactive museum and plaza next to the city’s visitors center, said Mayor Michael Morrow.
“This isn’t just going to be a memorial for Grafton,” Morrow said. “It’s going to be a memorial for the region.”
Veterans, including Morrow, make up 17% of the town's population — the most per capita of any Illinois town.
As of Wednesday, the city has raised around $130,000 for the project. In order to make the project happen in four years, the city and other organizations helping with the project will need to stay on top of their fundraising efforts and possibly look for state or federal grants, Morrow said.
The cliff portion of the new memorial will be built to resemble Pointe du Hoc, a famous cliff located between the two D-Day beaches where American troops landed during World War II.
The National Memorial of Military Ascent will be built into the Mississippi River community’s cliffs and will include an interactive museum and plaza next to the city’s visitors center, said Mayor Michael Morrow.
“This isn’t just going to be a memorial for Grafton,” Morrow said. “It’s going to be a memorial for the region.”
Veterans, including Morrow, make up 17% of the town's population — the most per capita of any Illinois town.
As of Wednesday, the city has raised around $130,000 for the project. In order to make the project happen in four years, the city and other organizations helping with the project will need to stay on top of their fundraising efforts and possibly look for state or federal grants, Morrow said.
The cliff portion of the new memorial will be built to resemble Pointe du Hoc, a famous cliff located between the two D-Day beaches where American troops landed during World War II.
Grafton, Illinois, unveils $6 million plans for new war memorial
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If you guys ever drive north of Montana on the way to Calgary, alberta, check out this Museum that has a working restored Lancaster bomber that runs but has not certified to fly. They made over 6,000 of them but only 12 survive and only two fly. One is in Ontario Canada and the other one is in the uk. The Memorial Museum is dedicated to the 17,000 Canadians who died in Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and there's a big Monument outside the museum.
They have a Spanish licensed me 109 at probably fought in the Battle of Britain movie made in 1969. It still came to Spanish colors.
https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/
They have a Spanish licensed me 109 at probably fought in the Battle of Britain movie made in 1969. It still came to Spanish colors.
https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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