The U.S. wars against terrorism have lasted 18 years, and post-9/11 veterans and service members could soon have a memorial on the National Mall to honor their service.
Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., introduced a bill Tuesday to propose locations for a new memorial to honor veterans of the Global War on Terrorism. President Donald Trump approved the construction of a new memorial in 2017 and the proposed legislation designates options of where to build it in Washington. The three possible locations place the new memorial near the Korean, Vietnam and World War II memorials.
“In some ways, these are becoming forgotten conflicts,” said Crow, an Army veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “I never pass an opportunity to highlight these conflicts are still ongoing. We’ve been at this for almost two decades.”
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