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Senator Wilk Introduces Bill To Create Memorial For Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, introduced legislation last week, in a move to bring a Global War on Terror Memorial to California.


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Senate Bill 1452 would implement a memorial for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to commemorate the veterans in Santa Clarita and across the state.

“The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a serious toll on California families,” said Wilk. “Nearly 800 of our bravest and brightest young men and women have made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefields of the Middle East since September 11, 2001. This bill is the first step toward creating a memorial to forever recognize these warriors and the gratitude we all have for their selfless service to our state and nation.”

The bill will create a committee of experts to study the best practices for the development, funding and construction of the project; the first step in a process that mirrors the successful pathway taken by legislators following the war in Vietnam which led to the completion of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the California State Capitol Park in Sacramento.

“Memorializing these fallen heroes is the least we can do and it is with a somber sense of pride that I introduce this legislation,” said Wilk. “Whatever our opinions of the underlying conflicts may be, there is no disputing that these Californians paid the greatest price for us all and that their actions are deserving of our highest appreciation, respect and, certainly, of a memorial in our State Capitol Park.”

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Senator Wilk Introduces Bill To Create Memorial For Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

2 comments

  1. Why memorialize and call them heroes; those who were duped into thinking they were actually defending our country by invading other countries that were not a threat, based on faulty, fact-free propaganda fed to us by the GW Bush/Cheney administration?

    Why not memorialize our own fallen students that were only trying to learn? Just as the many children in those far-away counties we bombed. Yes, we BOMBED them. Civilians- men, women and children. Better start planning, Scott. No, it has not happened here. Not yet, anyway.

    How’s your voting record on gun safety?

  2. How many memorials do we need? The California taxpayers are already overburdened. We already have veterans’ memorials. We don’t need to spend more money. Tax and spend. That’s California now.

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