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The background tree on the Glider Pilot's Group and Campaign KIA page is the Red Maple dedicated under which the memorial plaque to the WWII Glider Pilots rests.
The WWII Glider Pilot's memorial is located in section 33 at Arlingotn National Cemetery. The memorial tree is pleasently growing just below Arlington House.
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In the background is Arlington House, a beautiful backdrop for this memorial. Photo taken on Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.
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Looking from Arlington House the Tree looks over the many graves in Arlington section 33. Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014
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The bill to erect the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery was first introduced on May 5, 1981. Ten years later the memorial was placed and dedicated
on 14 March 1991.
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Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.
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In memory of our heroic dead of WW II - Who shall be forever young. The National WWII Glider Pilots Association
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" 14 March 1991 Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.
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