Construction for the New Eisenhower Memorial is Underway

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After 20 years in the making, the Eisenhower Memorial is set to open on May 8, 2020.
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The project took two decades to get started because of disagreements on what the memorial should look like, officials said. WRC-TV
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The memorial aims to honor former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's legacy as a president and as a general. WRC-TV
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Workers on the project carve a speech into the stone memorial. WRC-TV
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Each letter on the memorial must be hand cut, and the process must be repeated for more than 4000 letters. WRC-TV
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The memorial will be the size of two football fields, officials said. WRC-TV
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Wires will be strung in between cables to create a work of art that shows the cliffs of Normandy as a nod to the D-Day landing and Eisenhower's leadership, officials said. WRC-TV
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Visitors can expect the space to be filled with trees, benches and an outdoor park for people to relax. WRC-TV
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"We're hoping to lift the prominence of Eisenhower in young people's study of American history," Eisenhower Memorial Commission Deputy Executive Director Victoria Tigwell said.
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