WASHINGTON -- Maj. Gen. Michael R. Regner, staff director at Headquarters Marine Corps, and members of the National Park Foundation announced the donation of $5.37 million by David M. Rubenstein to restore the Marine Corps War Memorial and its surrounding parkland in Arlington, Virginia, today.
The donation will allow the National Park Service to re-gild the engravings on the sculpture’s pedestal, wax the sculpture, improve lighting, maintain landscaping, and assess changes in infrastructure. It will also provide the funding needed to add educational materials for visitors.
"The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation’s esteem for the honored dead of the U.S. Marine Corps," Regner said. “We are grateful for Mr. Rubenstein's patriotism and generous donation to the National Park Foundation.”
Rubenstein, a businessman and philanthropist, gave the donation to the National Park Foundation’s Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks.