[archy]

Now that most of those who were actually involved are dead, those who profited by their sacrifice will proceed with building a monument to their own ideas of what the meaning of it should be, secure in their happy thought that the dead veterans are no longer in a position to complain about the perversion of their intent or ideals.

[oh8eleven]

... secure in their happy thought that the dead veterans are no longer in a position to complain about the perversion of their intent or ideals.

I also think it's important to remember that the majority of WWII vets, including my father & father-in-law (both now gone), never wanted a monument and that's why there never was one.

They went to war, saved the world from tyranny and just wanted to get on with their lives. God rest their souls.

[Travis McGee]

No doubt.