{"id":34681,"date":"2018-09-24T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/24\/advocates-start-work-on-what-and-where-global-war-on-terror-memorial-will-be\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:51:12","slug":"advocates-start-work-on-what-and-where-global-war-on-terror-memorial-will-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2018\/09\/24\/advocates-start-work-on-what-and-where-global-war-on-terror-memorial-will-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates start work on what \u2014 and where \u2014 the Global War on Terror Memorial will be"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Michael Rodriguez doesn\u2019t know what the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2017\/08\/04\/congress-approves-plans-to-build-a-global-war-on-terror-memorial\/\" target=_blank>Global War on Terror memorial<\/a> will look like, but he\u2019s confident about where it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe it needs to be on the National Mall,\u201d said Rodriguez, president of the memorial\u2019s foundation. \u201cIn a lot of ways, this has already become a forgotten war. We need that national reminder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/03\/28\/advocates-push-to-start-work-on-global-war-on-terror-memorial\/\" target=_blank>Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation<\/a> is about to launch a multi-month outreach project discussing the size, scope and meaning behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2017\/09\/10\/commentary-your-help-needed-as-global-war-on-terror-memorial-takes-shape\/\" target=_blank>the planned tribute<\/a>, authorized by Congress in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That will include surveys of troops, veterans, military family members and even individuals with no direct link to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to collect their thoughts on what the memorial should include. Foundation officials announced that Winstanley Architects &amp; Planners will serve as the architect for project and will lead that effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/06\/22\/desert-storm-memorial-to-be-built-on-national-mall-near-vietnam-wall\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_9106080238.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Desert Storm memorial to be built on National Mall near Vietnam Wall<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The decision ends a three-year debate over the best location to honor troops who served in that conflict.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like other national war memorials, the foundation is following a rigorous 24-step process outlined by the National Capital Planning Commission to establish site selection, memorial design and construction schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But unlike other memorials, foundation officials are conducting their work while troops remain deployed overseas in support of the Global War on Terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporters had to gain special permission from Congress to waive the mandatory 10-year waiting period for the memorial construction process, arguing that waiting longer would prevent veterans from the earliest days of the 17-year-old conflict from ever seeing the final honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez said that presents an unusual challenge of putting the still-ongoing worldwide military operations in context with the height of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know how long this war is going to continue,\u201d said Rodriguez, a former Army Green Beret who served in Afghanistan and saw his wife and son also deployed overseas in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just welcomed my first grandson, and he very well could one day be fighting in this war. So we don\u2019t know what the memorial is going to be yet and how to capture all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But given the scope of the individuals involved \u2014 nearly 7,000 U.S. troops killed and hundreds of thousands of others who served overseas \u2014 Rodriguez said he feels the memorial needs a prominent public placement, like the National Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, federal officials approved plans for the National Desert Storm War Memorial to be located there, just a short walk away from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the Lincoln Memorial. The Global War on Terror Memorial is still several years away from any such decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a site is approved, foundation officials will host a nationwide design competition to establish the memorial\u2019s look and scale. Rodriguez said the goal is to have groundbreaking on the final site in 2022, with dedication by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on the memorial effort, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwotmemorialfoundation.org\/\" target=_blank>foundation\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/winstanleyap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@winstanleyap<\/a>, our new Executive Architect. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GWOTMemorial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GWOTMemorial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5JJW1uzQYK\">https:\/\/t.co\/5JJW1uzQYK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bc6ON4GiIn\">pic.twitter.com\/Bc6ON4GiIn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (@GWOTMF) <a 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