US EditionRestoration of torn-down Confederate monument will cost $10 million over 2 years, military says
ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AUG 5 – The 32-foot Reconciliation Monument will be restored by 2027 at Arlington National Cemetery to honor history and foster reconciliation, with an estimated $10 million restoration cost.
- 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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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.
Hegseth Returning Civil War Memorial Removed By Biden To Arlington National Cemetery
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that a Civil War monument removed under the Biden administration from Arlington National Cemetery will be restored to its original location. The monument, known as the Reconciliation Monument or the Confederate Memorial, was removed by the Pentagon in December 2023 under President Joe Biden because of its links to the Confederacy. First erected in 1914, the monument sat in a section of the cemete…
Pete Hegseth Brings Back Second Confederate Memorial in 24 Hours
The Trump administration is on a pro-Confederacy roll, with two monuments brought back in 24 hours.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that a Confederate memorial would be reinstalled in Arlington Cemetery after the statue’s removal in 2023 by Hegseth’s predecessor, Lloyd Austin, the country’s first Black defense secretary.“Moses Ezekiel’s beautiful and historic sculpture—often referred to as ‘The Reconciliation Monument’—will …
Conservative Review
Exclusive: Moses Ezekiel’s historic sculpture finally set for installation in Arlington Cemetery, by the Southern graves it once marked
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and the Center of Military History reached a deal this week to install Moses Jacob Ezekiel’s famed grave-site sculpture in Arlington Cemetery, the Beltway Brief has learned, after Virginia accepted a request from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to display the statue in the cemetery it was intended for, near the grave of its artist. The display is part of a 50-year loan from the commonwealth and goes a long way …
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