Freedoms Foundation
The Freedoms Foundation is an American non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian educational organization, founded in 1949. The foundation is located adjacent to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Bill of Responsibilities[edit]
In 1985, the foundation developed a "Bill of Responsibilities"[1] as part of its worldwide educational efforts. It was meant to be a corollary to the Bill of Rights.
Medal of Honor Grove[edit]
As part of its mission to promote responsible citizenship, character and freedom, the foundation maintains a grove dedicated to recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor Grove consists of forty-two acres of woodland. Within the grove, each area is dedicated to one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.[2] Each acre contains an obelisk that features a dedication plaque, plus the seal of that state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, plus a list of Medal of Honor recipients from that state, D.C., or Puerto Rico.[2] In most cases, a tree has been planted for each recipient, along with a tree marker that contains the name, rank, unit, and date and place of action for the recipient.[2] "America's Walk of Honor" was dedicated in April 1997, to allow visitors an opportunity to walk the grounds of the Medal of Honor Grove.[2] American artist Peter Max designed the first stone on the Walk of Honor.[2]
At the foundation are ninety volumes of research on Medal of Honor recipients, including photographs, sketches, biographies, and handwritten citations.[3]
The grove is supported by the Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove, a nonprofit organization which seeks to maintain and upgrade the fifty-two acres of the woodland park, in honor of Medal of Honor recipients.[4]
Gallery[edit]
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California Section of the Medal of Honor Grove
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Directory of the Medal of Honor Grove
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Medal of Honor Grove Individual Tree
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Involvement with the Boy Scouts of America[edit]
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Since 1949, Freedoms Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America have worked together, including with the creation of the "Price of Freedom" conference, a four-day residential program where participants interact with experts on current issues of citizenship, patriotism, leadership, and heroism.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.freedomsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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