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MO SCR43

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2010

Primary Sponsor

Matt Bartle

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges U.S. Congress to designate the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri as the National World War I Memorial
  • Notes that more than 4,000,000 Americans served in World War I but no nationally recognized memorial honors their service
  • Kansas City residents raised over $2 million in two weeks in 1919 for the memorial, which was dedicated on November 1, 1921 with over 100,000 people in attendance
  • The 217-foot Liberty Memorial Tower features four stone "Guardian Spirits" representing courage, honor, patriotism, and sacrifice, and houses America's National World War I Museum
  • Directs the Missouri Senate Secretary to send inscribed copies of the resolution to the Secretary of Interior and Missouri's congressional delegation

Legislative Description

Urges Congress to designate the Liberty Memorial as the National World War I Memorial

Last Action

Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

1/25/2010

Committee Referrals

Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics1/25/2010

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