[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 114 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 114

    Recognizing the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as a 
national World War I symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our 
                country through service in World War I.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2000

  Mr. Bond (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. Roberts) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as a 
national World War I symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our 
                country through service in World War I.

Whereas over 4 million Americans served in World War I, however, there is no 
        nationally recognized symbol honoring the service of such Americans;
Whereas in 1919, citizens of Kansas City expressed an outpouring of support, 
        raising over $2,000,000 in 2 weeks, which was a fundraising 
        accomplishment unparalleled by any other city in the United States 
        irrespective of population;
Whereas on November 1, 1921, the monument site was dedicated marking the only 
        time in history that the 5 Allied military leaders (Lieutenant General 
        Baron Jacques of Belgium, General Armando Diaz of Italy, Marshal 
        Ferdinand Foch of France, General John J. Pershing of the United States, 
        and Admiral Lord Earl Beatty of Great Britain) were together at one 
        place;
Whereas during a solemn ceremony on Armistice Day in 1924, President Calvin 
        Coolidge marked the beginning of a 3-year construction project by the 
        laying of the corner-stone of the Liberty Memorial;
Whereas the 217-foot Memorial Tower topped with 4 stone ``Guardian Spirits'' 
        representing courage, honor, patriotism, and sacrifice, rises above the 
        observation deck, making the Liberty Memorial a noble tribute to all who 
        served;
Whereas during a rededication of the Liberty Memorial in 1961, former Presidents 
        Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower recognized the memorial as a 
        constant reminder of the sacrifices during World War I and the progress 
        that followed;
Whereas the Liberty Memorial is the only public museum in the United States 
        specifically dedicated to the history of World War I; and
Whereas the Liberty Memorial is internationally known as a major center of World 
        War I remembrance: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is recognized as a 
national World War I symbol, honoring those who defended liberty and 
our country through service in World War I.
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