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The World War II Memorial in Pensacola, Florida. My grandfather (who served in the war) was on the committee responsible for getting this set up; fortunately, all the hurricanes that came through left this alone. :salute:
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~Mstrstrummer Jan 28, 2011
Very clear what you mean,very good point of view,just a very good picture :)
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Mood: Joy !Smitty-89 Apr 20, 2008
Awsome, I live in Pensacola and see this almost every wensday, I dont see a lot of pics of stuff from here so Its a little special to me to see it here
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!icedance4ever Aug 4, 2006
awesome picture, yeah, those hurricanes can be a doosey.... the down side of Florida

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=pearwood Jun 14, 2005  Hobbyist Photographer
I like the shot. My dad and father-in-law both served in WWII. I went on active duty in the Army as a freshly-minted Second Lieutenant (another way to be a freshman) just after Viet Nam.

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~CapturedMoments Jun 15, 2005
The military was actually one possibility I looked at. Going to West Point and serving the country for a few years had some appeal, but having the next nine years of my life that, well, planned out for me seemed a bit too constricting. In the end, I decided that simply wasn't the path for me.

Of course, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the services so many others have given to the nation. :-)

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~exdream2k5 Jun 14, 2005  Student Photographer
this photo means a lot to me; both of my grandfathers served in WW2. I have yet to see the memorial for myself, but I don't understand why it took so long to put this memorial together. This war meant a lot more to the world and the United States more than Vietnam ever could. Excellent photo.

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~CapturedMoments Jun 15, 2005
Thanks. As for the monument's fairly recent construction: the city where this was built in was, until recently, fairly small. The few people living there were associated with the area's Naval Air Station and fairly young -- which also meant that there was fairly little money to spend on constructing something like this. As time has gone by, the population has aged and the area's location has attracted older couples. These new residents, like my grandparents, probably served (or at least remember living through) the war and actually had the money to pay for a monument.

I could ramble on and on, but I won't bore you :P I may update this post later with some of my grandfather's stories from the war; I'll have to wait and see.

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