Update on the American Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial

1. Update on the American Disabled
Veterans for Life Memorial

2. •A leading supporter of America’s troops, Lois Pope established the
Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation 15 years ago to design and
build a proposed American Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial in
Washington, D.C. Since then, Lois Pope and her partners have created a
broad base of support from prominent figures in government and the
private sector, thus advancing their mission to erect a permanent tribute to
America’s veterans with disabilities.

3. •In early 2013, the National Park Service issued a permit to begin
construction of the memorial, after which crews took the first excavation
tools to the designated site above I-395, at the junction of Washington
Avenue and 2nd Street SW. In September, construction crews began
waterproofing the tunnel roof of I-395. As the work progresses,
prefabricated elements of the memorial will be incorporated into the
construction, with a projected dedication and transfer to the National Park
Service in October 2014.