Comment by Say What
This quote: "If you need several such signs, and rangers need to constantly enforce it, I'd say that far from discouraging wading, the memorial's design implicitly encourages it." Sounds suspiciously...
View ArticleComment by MLD
Sounds suspiciously like this one: "If a woman needs to say no several times, and police need to constantly enforce rape laws, I'd say that far from discouraging rape, the woman's style of dress...
View ArticleComment by Buzz
"and strict rules violate the spirit of the war against fascism" Could you possibly re-write this, so it conveys MORE childish entitlement? Strict rules aren't fascism, and trying to equate the two is...
View ArticleComment by The Truth™
No pride, decorum, propriety, or decency. It feels good to me, so why do I care about anyone else. This, this more than anything is a sign of society in decline.
View ArticleComment by Hugh
I sent this to two rangers who work at the WWII Memorial and two volunteers in the NPS who handle Honor Flights there. Thanks.
View ArticleComment by Manuel Ochoa
I too am perturbed when I see all the tourists dipping their feet in the fountain and wading around. Then again, I agree that it is a design flaw. The memorials well traveled location and fountains...
View ArticleComment by asffa
"The committee that represents vets that funded and constructed the memorial don't want you putting your feet in the water" Wasn't that fountain there before Bob Dole's committee and weren't people...
View ArticleComment by asffa
Looks to me the original pool was a lot prettier, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Pool#/media/File:Rainbowpool.jpg
View ArticleComment by David C
We're talking about the Greatest Generation who lived in foxholes and were shot at in the blazing hot North Africa and the freezing cold Bastogne to defend the world's freedom.I think it's relevant...
View ArticleComment by Citizen
How is wading in a pool defiling the memorial or showing disrespect to veterans and the deceased of WWII? They aren't actively stomping down on anyone's graves. The memorial is designed like a wading...
View ArticleComment by The Truth™
Wow that photo shows more than a difference in the fountain. Compare the people in that photo, to the one at the top of this page. I guess that really explains everything.
View ArticleComment by lilloco
4/20 megablunts in arlington cemetery and all war memorials. ultimate form of patriotism.
View ArticleComment by Mike
The wwii memorial is just too damn big, as well as completely unfocused. It's no wonder people wander in there, wonder what the heck to do next, and logically assume that it's a path to a wading pool....
View ArticleComment by George
I agree with the author's premise because the way the monument was designed it wasn't done to remind anyone of the tragedies the men and women who lived through this war faced (both in combat and at...
View ArticleComment by A.C. Robinson
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View ArticleComment by Nathanael
The Rainbow Pool was designed for wading. It should be used for wading.
View ArticleComment by Maynerd
The first issue here is that the NPS treats people like an annoyance to their job of walking around pieces of stone all day. My Daughter is a Park Ranger at the National Mall (to include the World War...
View ArticleComment by lk
I 100% DISAGREE with this article. Solemn places have feeling and soul. If you did not feel the energy of the lost soldiers during your visit to this memorial, perhaps you are not worthy or are not...
View ArticleComment by Lowell
I just can't read this anymore. When I visited the memorial and found people wading in it I was brought to tears and very angry. I can't fathom the arguments of justification, whether by design,...
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