Wisdom in Stone: The WWII Memorial’s Hidden Insights About Industrialization

Learning to Build a Resilient Defense Industrial Base from Unexpected Places

Yesterday, as I walked with my family along the National Mall, I decided to stop briefly at the National World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C.

Standing among the marble blocks “in the presence of Washington and Lincoln” one can feel the presence of our forebears that fought across Northern Africa, in China-Burma-India, through Sicily and up the Italian Boot, island-hopping across the Pacific, and braving Fortress Europe.

The monument is beautiful and peaceful and stark.

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the names of the battles, places like Tarawa or Anzio or Salerno. It’s a fitting memorial to the bravery and determination of American service members fighting evil across the world.