

The dead who gave their lives to end slavery and save the Union during the Civil War have been dishonored, with monuments to Abraham Lincoln, Hans Christian Heg, and the courageous 54th Regiment left damaged and disfigured. The heroes of 1776 have been desecrated, with statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin vandalized and toppled. It will be a place where citizens, young and old, can renew their vision of greatness and take up the challenge that I gave every American in my first address to Congress, to "elieve in yourselves, believe in your future, and believe, once more, in America."Īcross this Nation, belief in the greatness and goodness of America has come under attack in recent months and years by a dangerous anti-American extremism that seeks to dismantle our country's history, institutions, and very identity.

The National Garden will be built to reflect the awesome splendor of our country's timeless exceptionalism. As I announced during my address at Mount Rushmore, the gates of a beautiful new garden will soon open to the public where the legends of America's past will be remembered. The chronicles of our history show that America is a land of heroes. This order revises Executive Order 13934 and provides additional direction for the Task Force. The Task Force has advised me it has completed the first phase of its work and is prepared to move forward. To begin the process of building this new monument to our country's greatness, I established the Interagency Task Force for Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes (Task Force) and directed its members to plan for construction of the National Garden.

In Executive Order 13934 of J(Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes), I made it the policy of the United States to establish a statuary park named the National Garden of American Heroes (National Garden).

Haruhi Suzumiya Illustrations: Autumn & Winter.
