{"id":143,"date":"2024-08-09T02:14:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T02:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2024-08-09T02:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T02:14:40","slug":"defend-arlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"DEFEND ARLINGTON"},"content":{"rendered":"
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#DEFEND ARLINGTON<\/span>
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PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/h1>\n

DOD TRANSFERS MEMORIAL TO VIRGINIA:\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>DEFENDERS VOW TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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Arlington, VA – Defend Arlington learned today that the Biden Administration\u2019s Department of Defense (\u201cDOD\u201d), has officially transferred the Reconciliation Memorial to the Commonwealth of Virginia.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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“While we appreciate Virginia providing a safe haven for the Memorial, its rightful place is at Arlington and, if this is true, they do this at their own peril”, said a Defend Arlington spokesman.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Two lawsuits are pending with the DOD including the one filed by the lead plaintiff, Defend Arlington, which are on appeal after the case was\u00a0dismissed\u00a0by the lower court in December, paving the way for the desecration of the grave of Moses Ezekiel and the hundreds of other veterans marked by the memorial.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Attorneys for Defend Arlington are optimistic that the Appellate Court will reverse the lower court\u2019s decision, especially in light of the recent Loper Supreme Court decision which affirmed that the courts’ ability to review Agency action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HK Edgerton, an African-American Army veteran and plaintiff in the Defend Arlington lawsuit, said \u201cthis is a typical example of the US Government thumbing its nose at the rule of law and using black Americans as an excuse.\u00a0 I and a lot of others don\u2019t agree with it\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Appellate briefs are due from the Plaintiffs on August 16th.\u00a0\u00a0Plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys believe, if successful, the DOD will be required to restore the Memorial to its historic location in Section 16 at Arlington National Cemetery and the transfer would be invalidated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Defend Arlington,\u00a0et al\u00a0filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in early 2023 to halt the removal of the \u201cPeace Monument\u201d after Biden Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin adopted the Naming Commission recommendation for its removal. The case was dismissed by the\u00a0Cout\u00a0on the grounds that they did not have the authority to adjudicate the DOD\u2019s interpretation of the enabling legislation that exempted grave markers from the enabling legislation, the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Supporters of restoring the Memorial are encouraged to call their Member of Congress at 202-224-3121 and encourage them to take all action necessary to restore the Arlington National Cemetery Reconciliation Memorial.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Defend Arlington was established as a citizens group in 2022 to inform the public about the Naming Commission\u2019s recommendation to take down the 1914 \u201cReconciliation\u201d Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, and to understand the recommendations.\u00a0 Upon its illegal removal between Hannukah and Christmas 2023, \u00a0the Committee shifted its focus to restoring the removal, and the lawsuit is one component of the effort.\u00a0 More Information:\u00a0<\/span>www.defendarlington.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CALL YOUR REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES<\/h3>\n

(IF YOURS IS NOT A REPUBLICAN… CALL YOUR FAVORITE ONE WHO IS….AND TELL THEM THEY ARE WHEN YOU CALL)<\/span><\/h3>\n

202-224-3121<\/span><\/h3>\n

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George, \u00a0<\/span>it is time to DOUBLE DOWN<\/span>
\nTO SUPPORT THE LITIGATION FUND<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Please help us meet this week’s goal of $5,000.00<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Having trouble: Email or give us a call to facilitate:<\/span><\/p>\n

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E-Mail – <\/span>defendarlington@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Phone – 850-999-5993<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also, we have set up Zelle, so if you would prefer to use Zelle,<\/span>
\nyou can chip in to: defendarlington@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can also mail a check.
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WE CAN AND MUST WIN THIS FIGHT<\/span>
\nUNITED WE STAND!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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