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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 11, 2018
Honor our veterans!
This Sunday, November 11, will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, the “war to end all wars,” back when no one...
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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 7, 2018
The Passing of a Great Man and Friend: Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger
Today we mourn the passing of a great American and friend, Monuments Man Harry Ettlinger, who died yesterday after 92 remarkable years....
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Robert M. Edsel
Dec 16, 2016
Hitler’s Tapestry Returned to Bavaria
This morning, Friday December 16th, in Munich, the Monuments Men Foundation, in conjunction with the National World War II Museum,...
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Robert M. Edsel
Aug 25, 2015
The Islamic State’s Murder of a Modern Day Monuments Man
Khaled al-Asaad, 83-year-old retired Syrian archaeologist known admiringly as “Mr. Palmyra” for his extraordinary knowledge of that...
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Robert M. Edsel
Aug 15, 2015
Happy Birthday to Monuments Man Rouben Sami!
Today, I’d like to wish a happy 94th birthday to Monuments Man Rouben Sami! I was privileged to meet with Rouben and his wife Lee at...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 18, 2015
Monuments Man Lennox Tierney passes away at age 101
Monuments Man Lennox Tierney has died, age 101. Only five Monuments officers are still living. Of the twenty Monuments Men and women I...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 6, 2015
Eight Years Honoring the Heroes!
Eight years ago, on the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day landings, I announced the formation of the Monuments Men Foundation for the...
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Robert M. Edsel
Nov 7, 2014
Monuments Man Horace Apgar 1923-2014
We are all saddened to learn that Monuments Man Horace Apgar has died. Our long held hope was to see him standing aside the other...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 18, 2014
The paintings behind the Monuments Men cover
This is one of the most famous photos of the Monuments Men, and it just so happens to also be the cover photo of The Monuments Men. It...
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Robert M. Edsel
Jun 6, 2014
A D-Day View from Monuments Man James Rorimer
While tens of thousands of Allied troops were flooding the beaches of Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944), the Monuments Men were...
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