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- 214-219-1222
- 1501 Dragon Street Suite 102 Dallas TX 75207 USA
- www.monumentsmenfoundation.org
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Mission: To preserve the legacy of the unprecedented and heroic work of the men and women who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (“MFAA”) section, known as “Monuments Men,” during World War II, by raising public awareness of the importance of protecting and safeguarding civilization’s most important artistic and cultural treasures from armed conflict, but incorporating these expressions of man’s greatest creative achievements into our daily lives.
Results: On June 6, 2007, a historic resolution was passed and a ceremony held to honor the “Monuments Men”. Both the House and Senate passed resolutions to formally recognize, for the first time by the United States, the incredible achievement the Monuments Men achieved during World War II. The Award Ceremony was attended by Representatives Kay Granger (TX) and Steve Cohen (TN), Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX), and also ambassadors and Charge d’Affairs from ten of the thirteen nations with citizens who were Monuments Men. Four of the twelve living Monuments Men were in attendance, along with family members and friends. Also in 2007, the Monuments Men Foundation received the National Humanities Medal from the President of the United States during a White House ceremony. This is the highest honor given in the U.S. for work in the humanities field. The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art has worked with Government officials at the State Department and the National Archives, among others, to help locate and return important cultural items to the countries in which they belong.
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