Until last month, neither the US nor the UK had a National memorial to honour all their service personnel killed while on duty since WW11. The British solution $14.2 mil monument inscribed with 15,530 names was formally dedicated on Oct 12 in Central England, The National Memorial Arboretum. The unique feature, all members of the British Armed forces killed since 1945 whether in training, on exercise, on operations or in battle is honoured. At exactly 1100 hrs Nov 11 as the UK falls silent for 2 minutes on its annual act of rembrance, a carefully placed slit in one of its walls will allow a beam of sunlight to shine across its central plaque. The British memorial was conceived by retired RN Comd David Childs, who was inspired by visits to Arlington, so partially inspired by that visit would it be fitting if Britain’s all encompassing memorial serves as a prototype for an American, covering all campaigns and non campaigns, or would it be too complicated a task to gather every name ?
http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=newsdetail&asset_id=517258
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Memorial_Arboretum
2007-11-23
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