{"id":12148,"date":"2019-09-18T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12148"},"modified":"2019-09-18T15:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:41:24","slug":"easter-rising-plaque-added-to-washington-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12148","title":{"rendered":"Easter Rising Plaque Added To Washington Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5611,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rte.ie\\\/news\\\/us\\\/2019\\\/0917\\\/1076564-1916-rising&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rte.ie\\\/news\\\/us\\\/2019\\\/0917\\\/1076564-1916-rising\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5612,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.usatoday.com\\\/story\\\/travel\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/17\\\/washington-monument-reopening-after-3-years-how-get-tickets\\\/2350051001&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20221201153457\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.usatoday.com\\\/story\\\/travel\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/17\\\/washington-monument-reopening-after-3-years-how-get-tickets\\\/2350051001\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 09:02:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 09:02:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5613,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nytimes.com\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/16\\\/travel\\\/washington-monument-reopening-date.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-147431441-1\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'UA-147431441-1');\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/us\/2019\/0917\/1076564-1916-rising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A plaque commemorating the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland will be unveiled today in Washington, DC.<\/a> The plaque contains the wording of the Easter Rising Proclamation and will be placed in the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Easter-Rising-Plaque.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12149\" width=\"506\" height=\"283\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This plaque, a gift from the President and people of Ireland, will join memorial plaques from all 50 states and 17 foreign countries that are in the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> (Irish) Minister of State Kevin &#8216;Boxer&#8217; Moran has travelled to the US for the unveiling.<\/p><p><br>&#8220;This plaque will now be visible to the public for the first time and honours the connection to George Washington and the fight for Independence.<\/p><p><br>&#8220;This rare honour celebrates the shared heritage of our two nations and reminds us of our precious friendship and ties,&#8221; Minister Moran said.<br>Fianna F\u00e1il Senator Mark Daly has worked with the US Department of the Interior and the US National Parks Service to help secure permission for the plaque.&nbsp;He will also attend the&nbsp;unveiling.<\/p><p><br>&#8220;I am delighted to have been invited to the Washington Monument to see the plaque unveiling. This is a great honour for Ireland and shows the strong and enduring friendship between Ireland and the United States,&#8221; Senator Daly said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Washington Monument has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2019\/09\/17\/washington-monument-reopening-after-3-years-how-get-tickets\/2350051001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closed to the public since 2016 <\/a>for repairs and upgrades. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/16\/travel\/washington-monument-reopening-date.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It will be reopened in a ceremony tomorrow.<\/a> Among the attendees will be First Lady Melania Trump as well as the two Irish officials.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plaque commemorating the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland will be unveiled today in Washington, DC. 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