President Dwight D. Eisenhower lived a life full of public service for the country that he loved. His accomplishments rival that of some of the greatest American heroes. He was Supreme Commander of the troops invading France on D-Day, Supreme Commander of the NATO forces in 1951, and served two terms as president of the United States. Finally, President Eisenhower is getting his due with a memorial in Washington, DC. It should be a fitting tribute to a great man.
There is only one problem. Several problems, actually. The memorial does not come close to memorializing what kind of person President Eisenhower was. The planned tribute features an avant-garde statue of a young Eisenhower looking at metal artwork portraying his childhood home with the backdrop of the Capitol. The boy is staring in awe of what was to be his life. This could not be more off-base. The presidentâ??s granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, sent a complaint to the memorial committee saying:
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