The leader of a prominent veterans organization has raised doubts about his previous support for a proposed gateway near Arlington National Cemetery, alleging that he was given a skewed account of the project. The head of the Vietnam Veterans of America says he was misled before the group formally endorsed the Trump administration’s construction plans and criticized three veterans who filed legal challenges to block the structure.
The 250-foot monument faces two federal lawsuits, with opposing veterans’ groups seeking a preliminary injunction to stop work before the administration’s goal of starting construction on Nov 5. While the government contends the project is authorized by a 1925 law, critics and a 3-D analysis from the Washington Post suggest the arch would darken more than 75,000 graves in the cemetery on 284 days a year.
