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Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says
ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AUG 5 – The monument will be restored by 2027 with $10 million allocated for refurbishment and contextual panels explaining its complex Civil War history and legacy, officials said.
- Restoring a Confederate memorial removed from Arlington National Cemetery will cost $10 million over two years, a U.S. Army official said.
- The reinstallation of the monument is part of the Trump administration's effort to combat what it calls 'erasing American history.'
- The memorial, created by Confederate veteran Moses Ezekiel, featured sanitized depictions of slavery and a phrase equating the South's secession to a 'lost cause.
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An analyst slammed the Department of Defense's plans to reinstall a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery. On Wednesday, the department said it would spend about $10 million over two years to reinstall a monument to the Confederacy. The original sculpture was erected in 1914 and featur...
Army estimates $10 million price tag for restoring Confederate statue
The Army estimated the restoration of a Confederate statue in Arlington National Cemetery that was removed in 2023 will cost $10 million, an official said Wednesday. The official told the Associated Press that the statue, called the Reconciliation Monument, will feature panels of information about its history. However, the statue is plagued by past controversy. The statue is a depiction of a woman, representing the American South, crowned with o…
Restoration of Torn-Down Confederate Monument Will Cost $10 Million over 2 Years, Military Says
Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total, a U.S. Army official said.
Pete Hegseth announced the return of a monument to the Confederate Soldiers to Arlignton National Cemetery. This is the Reconciliation Monument, which was removed during the Biden Administration. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin accepted the Secretary of Defense’s proposal and finalized the agreement with the Military History Center. Read more]]>
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Restoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says
A U.S. Army official says restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total.
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