Memorial for WWII veterans opens in D.C.
Friday, April 30, 2004
WASHINGTON -- Gray-haired war veterans sat in quiet reflection. Tourists came by to quietly say thanks. Schoolchildren on field trips crowded around asking for autographs. Decades in the planning, the National World War II Memorial opened to the public Thursday.
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