As I talked about here and here, the eternal flame on top of the Liberty Memorial was about to be extinguished after 4th of July. Via Mudville Gazette, the flame of liberty has been saved until sometime in 2010. In last ditch efforts with a rally that included "National Defense Radio", the project raised over $80,000, nearly twice the amount sought.
Still, the "eternal" flame is still at risk and the Liberty Memorial is seeking other donations for other programs including education programs about World War I. For all you collectors out there, the museum is also looking for some very specific items to add to its collection.
Check it out here.
For all those who participated, thank you, from Kansas City, the Heart of America.
Still, the "eternal" flame is still at risk and the Liberty Memorial is seeking other donations for other programs including education programs about World War I. For all you collectors out there, the museum is also looking for some very specific items to add to its collection.
Check it out here.
For all those who participated, thank you, from Kansas City, the Heart of America.
I've been to the museum, and have mixed feelings about it.
Technically, it is well presented, lots of really cool stuff, some displayed more as decorative material (e.g. some fantastic bayonets) with no real signage to ID them or their significance.
However, the overall impression is that it is a dark and evil portrayal of WWI with a distinct leftist tilt with undercurrents of anti-military bias. While rightly pointing out the horrors of war, especially trench warfare, it seems to overlook the benefits of preserving freedom, and the justifiable rights of sovereignty and national defense.
Given the pervasiveness of leftist thought among academia (and much of the professional museum elites) who twisted the Enola Gay and who knows what else at The Smithsonian, I guess I should have expected nothing less. It glows with an artsy-fartsy excess at the expense of truthfulness and history. It should be rated R for adult themes and violence, and it will give kids nightmares.
Still, it was worth the visit, and lots of important artifacts are there, and important stories to be told. I just don't think they have the necessary balance and fairness. Since the interpretation is mainly done by the permanent exhibits (which cost a bundle of $$$ to do!) I doubt is it will ever be corrected the way I think it needs to be.
I still encourage everyone to go see it.
Your account of the John Rodgers ends with an entry on 1/02/2007.
Is that the end of the story?