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AMERICANBAT TLEMONUMENTSCOMMISSIONFISCALYEAR2004 ANNUALREPORT322559 Cover_P1 4/7/05 7:04 PM Page 1 ABMC CommissionersChairmanGeneral P. X. Kelley, USMC (Retired)MembersLieutenant General Julius W. Becton, Jr., USA (Retired)Major General Patrick H. Brady, USA (Retired)Honorable James B. Francis, Frederick M. Franks, Jr., USA (Retired)Honorable Antonio LopezHonorable Joseph E. PersicoHonorable Sara A. SellersHonorable Alan K. SimpsonMajor General Will Hill Tankersley, AUS (Retired)Brigadier General Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Retired)SecretaryMajor General John P. Herrling, USA (Retired)Executive DirectorMr. Kenneth S. Pond, SESPast ChairmenGeneral John J. Pershing (1923-1948)General George C. Marshall (1949-1959)General Jacob L. Devers (1960-1969)General Mark W. Clark (1969-1984)General Andrew J. Goodpaster (1985-1990)General P. X. Kelley (1990-1994)General Fred F. Woerner (1994-2001)Cover: The World War II Memorial on a stormy night in Washington, ABMC opened the memorial to thepublic in April 2004 and hosted the dedication ceremony on May 29, 2004.
For the American Battle Monuments Commission, the May 29th ceremony concluded an 11-year effort to design, fund and build the memorial. For the World War II generation, it ended a 60-year wait for a national memorial honoring their service and sacrifice.
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