Trump Announces Washington Site for National Garden of American Heroes
The planned monument park would feature 250 life-sized statues honoring figures from U.S. history as part of events tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
A boater flies an American flag on the Potomac River, with the U.S. Capitol visible in the background, near Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 24, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters
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