WWII MEMORIAL TO OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

An overview perspective of the new World War II Memorial, on May 27, 2004 in Washington. The memorial is planned to open on Memorial Day weekend in just a few days...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)

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