I received this letter from another list, and thought y'all might be interested in it... Jean Webmaster for: <A HREF="www.perrycountyillinois.net">Perry County Illinois</A> <A HREF="www.randolphcountyillinois.net">Randolph County Illinois</A> [email protected] ============================================== > In case you have not read about it, a new monument is being built in > Washington, DC (between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument) in > rememberance of those who served (and some died) in World War II. To view the information, pictures of the > monument and the Registry of > Remembrances, go to: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ and on > the home page, (on the side menu) click on "WWII Registry", and that will > take you to the Introduction page. > click on the "Search the Registry" at the top of the page. On the Search > page, just input the last name. > You can input any surname and get a listing of all those who have been added > to the list to date. > > If you would like to add to the honoree list, click on the "Register An > Honoree" on the Introduction page and you will have to establish an account by > inputting your zip code and e-mail account, the registry will in turn e-mail > you back with an "Account Number" to use in adding or editing your registry > information. On the pages where the names are listed, click on the person's name and> > it will take you to a page with more information about the person - some > have added a picture of the honoree to the page. On the "Source" of the > information where it shows "National Archives" or "ABMC Cemeteries", these were > submitted by the ABM Commission. > > The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) will be holding a four-day > dedication celebration over the Memorial Day weekend in 2004 (May 27-30). > There are pages of information re the dedication events, hotel reservations, > visitor information, etc. > They also have a few commemorative items for purchase at the web site. > > The site of the memorial is where the President's helicopter use to land - > it now lands on the White House lawn! - more secure site! >