The United States Marine Corps wants the Pearl Harbor Marine Remembrance Memorial to stay at its currnet site.

The National Park Service Wants To Remove The Pearl Harbor Marine Remembrance Memorial.

Please pass this information around to your friends on message boards, email groups, email lists; and off the internet. Hopefully, it will get to the right person. Department of the Interior:
Secretary Dirk Kempthorne http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/dkempthorne-bio.html dirk_kempthorne@doi.gov

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TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT BY EMAIL: Colonel John Bates jrbatesusmc@aol.com


LEARN MORE DETAILS AND SEE SOME PICTURES AT: http://www.capveterans.com/help_save_marine_corps_memorial_at_pearl_harbor

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Resolution To The National Park Service / Federal Department of the Interior

Whereas a USS ARIZONA Marine Corps remembrance was created and dedicated in November of 2005 at Pearl Harbor Navy Base Hawaii, honoring the 88 Marines who served on the USS ARIZONA as well as the 73 Marines which are still entombed.

Whereas this seven ton bronze monument honors all sea- going Marines, who have always been an integral part of the Department of the Navy since 10 November 1775

Whereas the seven tons are braced by rebar donated by the Navy from the USS ARIZONA's superstructure

Whereas the Marine Remembrance was dedicated by General Michael Hagee, 33 rd Commandant of the Marine Corps is a salute to in indomitable spirit of the Navy Marine Corps Team

Whereas our Corps of Marines are fighting and dying on an almost daily basis in foreign lands

Whereas their as been an absence of the Marine Corps contributions at pearl harbor for many years

Whereas this Marine Remembrance is in the perfect location overlooking their entombed shipmates from 7 December 1941 Day of Infamy

Whereas today's Marines have their promotions, retirements, and ceremonies at this hallowed site overlooking their shipmates of the USS ARIZONA

Whereas this Marine Remembrance is owned and maintained by the Armed Services YMCA, which is a venerable & longed honored organization. This Remembrance was raised by private funds and erected by Marine Corps Veterans. A Docent Program now educates Pearl Harbor Navy guests on the history of sea going Marines serving on all major Navy ships.

We do hereby resolve this Marine Remembrance be honored and revered in its current location for the next four hundred years.

OOOOOOOOO RRAH

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