[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9474]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL PATRIOTS MEMORIAL ACT

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the National Patriots 
Memorial Act today, the anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, a 
war that was fought in the streets of Washington, D.C. The bill would 
authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in the 
District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War and 
the War of 1812, as well as our international allies that fought in 
support of preserving our nation's freedom during these wars. Funding 
for the memorial will come entirely from private funds provided by the 
Benjamin Harrison Society, which suggested the memorial. The National 
Patriots Memorial will be an important addition to the nation and the 
District of Columbia alike. It will preserve and help educate the 
nation about both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and the 
link to our own city. The National Patriots Memorial would remind the 
nation that D.C. residents fought in the Revolutionary War, the war 
that created the nation itself, the War of 1812, and every war since. 
The memorial also will serve to educate visitors to the nation's 
capital about the early years of our country's issues, conflicts, and 
growth. I urge my colleagues to support the bill.

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