my name is tony gallo. i am your moderator. i am with the national press club. memorial e eisenhower now. that has been going on for years. we have no idea when the eisenhower memorial is being built. we have several of the but not a world war i memorial. therefore, there is much excitement about this project. just a few words about our speaker. edwin fountain is a partner in the washington office of the international law firm jones day. he is the grandson of two world war i veterans. he cofounded the world war i memorial foundation. this led to the advocacy of a national world war i memorial on the mall. of 2013, he was appointed by harry reid to the u.s. world war i centennial commission. he was elected vice chairman of the commission in july of 2014. mr. fountain is a graduate of the university of north carolina, the london school of economics, and the university of virginia law school. mr. fountain. [applause] >> thank you, tony. good morning. my name is edwin fountain. i am vice-chairman of the u.s. world war i centennial commission. the commission was form

my name is tony gallo. i am your moderator. i am with the national press club. memorial e eisenhower now. that has been going on for years. we have no idea when the eisenhower memorial is being built. we have several of the but not a world war i memorial. therefore, there is much excitement about this project.