Ike Memorial

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

I just learned that this existed, near the Air and Space museum. Several sculptures.

 

A 15 year old Kansas boy looking at his future.

https://www.nps.gov/ddem/learn/historyculture/ddeminscriptions.htm

 

General Eisenhower addressing troops.

 

As president

 

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/dwight-d-eisenhower-memorial.htm

 

Numerous other elements of the memorial.

[Sedalia Dave]

His birth place is a State Park near Denison Texas.

 

 

 

[Rye Miles #13621]

First President that I remember , my folks were democrats but they liked him. Truman was President when I was born but I don’t remember him. I remember seeing the I LIKE IKE buttons!

[Dawg Hair, SASS #29557]

One of the most memorable instances in my life and one which is forever deeply ingrained in my memory occurred in late summer, 1959, Washington DC.  

A saturday, I had just arrived in D.C. to start a year in a prep school for the service academies.  I had just graduated from a military academy in Gainesville, GA.

After checking in at the school I went alone to familiarize myself with D.C.  I came upon a crowd of people at an intersection when a black limo came around the corner.  I was standing at the curb when the car passed by slowly and in the rear seat I saw President Eisenhower and Nikita Krushev.  Just a few feet from me!

It was just for an instant but for a star struck seventeen year old that was incredible!

That was 66 years ago but I can still see it in my mind.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

I remember his inaguration parade on tv.