Korean War Memorial Wall scandal

This is shocking, to say the least.
"The Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC’s West Potomac Park was intended to honor the servicemen who lost their lives during the conflict. However, the $22 million project has recently caused public outcry, after a New York Times report revealed it features hundreds of misspellings and omits the names of at least 500 veterans.
The 380-foot granite Wall of Remembrance was erected as part of an overall rehabilitation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Construction began in March 2021, with the groundbreaking ceremony occurring two months later. It was officially unveiled in summer 2022, encircling the Pool of Remembrance, which details the number of servicemen who were killed, wounded, went missing or held as prisoners of war (POWs) during the conflict.
The decision to erect the addition to the memorial was codified under the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act in October 2016.
According to the National Parks Service (NPS), the Wall of Remembrance was meant to include “the names of 36,574 American servicemen and more than 7,200 members of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army who gave their lives defending the people of South Korea.” However, a report from the New York Times has revealed that a number of names are missing, with some of those inscribed being misspelled.
According to Hal Barker, the historian behind the Korean War Project database, there are an estimated 1,015 misspelled words and names of deceased servicemen on the Wall of Remembrance. Additionally, the names of 245 veterans whose deaths were not related to the war were accidentally inscribed on the granite, while 500 of those intended to be added were completely omitted."
www.warhistoryonline.com/news/wall-of-remembrance-misspelled-names.html?chrome=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1

 

Doesn't surprise me. I never underestimate the government's ability to screw up or waste money.

 

Very true.