George Voinovich: “nearly ten years ago, a group of students at Riverside High School in Painesville, OH watched with horror as a U.S.…”

“nearly ten years ago, a group of students at Riverside High School in Painesville, OH watched with horror as a U.S. soldier in Somalia was dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. The students, concerned that there was no memorial in our Nation's capital to honor members of our armed forces who lost their lives during peacekeeping missions such as the one in Somalia, felt compelled to take action. This group of motivated young people spearheaded a campaign to establish a Pyramid of Remembrance in Washington, DC to honor U.S. servicemen and women who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or convert operations. The students not only proposed the memorial, they created a private non-profit foundation to raise the money to construct the memorial. The community pulled together, providing legal counsel for the students and private donations to help fund the project. Thanks to their hard work, the proposed Pyramid of Remembrance would be built at no cost to the taxpayer.”