[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1053]
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 APPRECIATION OF WAL-MART'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II 
                                MEMORIAL

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                          HON. ASA HUTCHINSON

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2000

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. Speaker, I recently stood on our National Mall 
between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, near the site 
of the planned memorial to honor our World War II veterans. I was 
delighted to join Senator Dole and others at the site, and I rise today 
to thank Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its thousands of associates for 
their contributions to the memorial.
  Wal-Mart has raised $14.5 million for the World War II Memorial, the 
largest single contribution to the memorial. Store employees from 
across the country mounted a nine month grassroots fundraising drive to 
raise $9 million in funds, which the Wal-Mart Foundation partially 
matched.
  The World War II Memorial will be a fitting tribute to our country's 
noble generation which defeated nazism, preserved freedom, and taught 
us all what sacrifice really means. On behalf of the Third 
Congressional District of Arkansas, I would like to thank Wal-Mart 
employees and all those who have worked to so honor our veterans.

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