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Title
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Park Board OKs Site for a Korean War Memorial
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Description
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Kansas City Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners approved a project to create a memorial for Missourians who died in the Korean War in Washington Square Park, near Union Station. "The design by architect Dan Sutton calls for black granite walls etched with the names of more than 900 Missouri veterans who died in the war and images of individual soldiers."
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Date
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2007-11-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Remembering 'Forgotten' War
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Description
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Photograph and article about the dedication of the Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial located in Washington Square Park, Kansas City, Missouri. The memorial is a result of the efforts of James Shultz, a Korean War veteran. J.E. Dunn Construction oversaw the project. The article indicates that "some 37,000 Americans died, with 8,000 more still unaccounted for. Those numbers included at least 900 Missourians, 100 of whom came from the Kansas City area."
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Date
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2011-09-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
