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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Memorials to those that died in war, both victors and vanquished, exist all over the world.  Germany, Japan, Russia, etc., why is it so important that we remove memorials to those that fought for the South in the Civil War?

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Is there a statue at Pearl Harbor National Memorial that honors the service members from the Japanese military who were killed in the attack?[/quote]

Probably not, but Virginia was a confederate state.   You won’t find many memorials to confederate soldiers in Pennsylvania nor union soldiers in Mississippi.  
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In what country are there memorials to traitors? In what country are there memorials erected by victors to honor the vanquished?

Genuinely curious. I'm well traveled and can't think of any. The memorials I've seen in Germany are the closest but they were erected by local governments to commemorate the local dead. And, frankly, they're not much better than Confederate memorials and while the Germans were aggressors, they weren't treasonous.[/quote]

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