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Search is on for site honoring war on terrorism service members

By Anna Giaritelli

Published September 20, 2018 4:00am ET

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Search is on for site honoring war on terrorism service members — Survivors of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting filed a permit application for the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which specified the "March For Our Lives" rally will be on March 24, with up to 500,000 attendees expected. The National Park Service, however, found a permit conflict, so they are now seeking a new location. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

The nonprofit group tasked with creating a memorial on the National Mall in D.C. for troops who served in the war on terrorism took a step Wednesday toward looking for a place to build.

The Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation, or GWOT, was tasked by Congress with organizing, fundraising, and constructing a memorial on the Mall, the home to other national memorials and monuments that honor service members from previous wars and former presidents.

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