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ByBrettZongker The Associated Press ARLINGTON, VA. The fa- mous bronze U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial over- looking Washington that depicts Marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II has begun turning green with age but now will be restored with a $5.37 million gift. Philanthropist David Rubenstein announced Wednesday that he will give the National Park Founda- tion the funds needed to wash, wax and restore the memorial and refurbish its plaza and landscap- ing. Improvements are also planned for the memori- al's signage and access for visitors. The project will also restore the memori- al's engravings to be much brighter. The 61-year-old memo- rial honors all who have given their lives in the U.S. Marine Corps. It depicts a famous incident of World War II after a bloody battle when the Americans moved to capture the island of Iwo Jima to help bring the war to an end. The monument's depiction was inspired by a Pulitzer Prize-winning pho- tograph by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosen- thal. The restoration effort will be the first comprehen- sive refurbishment of the memorial since it was ded- icated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, though it has had routine maintenance over the years, said National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. David Rubenstein has built a fortune as co-founder of The Carlyle Group invest- ment firm and has become a leading philanthropist in Washington, making mul- timillion-dollar gifts to re- store the Washington Mon- ument, expand the Kennedy Center and to improve his- toric sites. "Iwo Jima was one of the most brutal battles in our country's history," he said. "Whenever something is restored or made better, it tends to attract more visi- tors. When you attract more visitors, more people learn about history and about the things that led to the me- morial." Rubenstein said the $5.37 million gift is meant to honor the country and the Marine Corps — and also his father because he was a Marine who served in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, his father, Robert Rubenstein, worked as a U.S. Post Office clerk for the remainder of his work- ing life. Robert Rubenstein died two years ago at age 85. "I just wish my husband could have been here for it," said 84-year-old Bet- tie Rubenstein, the donor's mother. "But I think he is looking down on us, real- izing how proud we are of our son." About 230,000 people visit the Marine Corps me- morial each year. Structur- ally, the sculpture is sound, park officials said. But it has begun to show wear and tear over time. The granite base will be polished, and cracked seg- ments of the surrounding plaza will be replaced. Re- storing the memorial's orig- inal bronze color will be the most noticeable difference. "These are our icons. We should be extraordinarily proud of these sites, and we want them to look their best," Jarvis said. "Over time they become a little worn. It's important that we go back in and freshen them up." WORLD WAR II MarineCorpsMemorialtobe restored a er $5.4M donation JACQUELYNMARTIN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS An American flag flies over the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday. The famous bronze U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial overlooking Washington that depicts Marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II has begun turning green with age but now will be restored with a $5.37million gi . By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON Prime Min- ister Shinzo Abe offered condolences Wednesday for Americans killed in World War II in the first address by a Japanese leader to a joint meeting of Congress, but stopped short of apologizing for wartime atrocities. Abe came to Capi- tol Hill after a morning visit to a Washington memorial to more than 400,000 American ser- vice members who died in the conflict. His remarks to a packed chamber a day after meeting Presi- dent Barack Obama were warmly received by law- makers. "My dear friends, on be- half of Japan and the Jap- anese people, I offer with profound respect my eter- nal condolences to the souls of all American peo- ple that were lost during World War II," he said, prompting his audience to rise in applause. But he skirted another issue that some U.S. law- makers had also been urging him to address in what is the 70th anniver- sary year of the end of war — the sexual slavery of tens of thousands of Asian women by Japan's military, which remains a sore point with another staunch U.S. ally, South Korea. One of the few dozen surviving Korean victims, Yong Soo-lee, 87, was in the gallery to watch Abe's address, seated in a wheelchair. Instead, the Japanese prime minister expressed "feelings of deep remorse over the war." He ac- knowledged that "our ac- tions brought suffering to the peoples in Asian coun- tries, we must not avert our eyes from that." That won't satisfy his critics, who want Abe to do more than "uphold" the apolo- gies for wartime abuses made by his predecessors. CONGRESS Japan PM offers condolences for WWII dead MANUEL BALCE CENETA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Akie Abe, le , the wife of the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, speaks Wednesday during a meeting with the Japan Exchange & Teaching Program alumni in Washington. By Steve Peoples The Associated Press HOUSTON Former Flor- ida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an op- portunity to stay, wading yet again into his party's contentious immigrant de- bate. In tone and substance, Bush stands out among the many Republicans lining up for the GOP's next pres- idential primary, where conservatives who oppose an immigration overhaul often hold outsized influ- ence. As he moves toward a presidential campaign, the brother and son of for- mer presidents has not backed away from his de- fense of immigrants in the country illegally and a pol- icy that would allow them to attain legal status under certain conditions. "We're a nation of immi- grants," Bush said at the National Christian His- panic Leadership Confer- ence that brought several hundred Hispanic evan- gelical leaders to Hous- ton this week. "This is not the time to abandon some- thing that makes us spe- cial and unique." A successful immigra- tion overhaul is more than simply strengthening the border, Bush said, refer- ring to "11 million peo- ple that should come out from the shadows and re- ceive earned legal status." He said such immigrants should be required to pay taxes, work and not receive government benefits. Republicans have strug- gled to win over the na- tion's surging Hispanic population in recent years. Not since the 2004 re- election campaign of Presi- dent George W. Bush, Jeb's older brother, has a Re- publican presidential can- didate earned as much as 40 percent of the Hispanic vote. Mitt Romney earned a dismal 27 percent in los- ing what was widely con- sidered a winnable 2012 contest. Bush's mother and fa- ther, former President George. H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush, were on hand for the speech. It was Jeb Bush's sec- ond Hispanic outreach event this week. He spent Tuesday campaigning in Puerto Rico, a U.S. terri- tory that will hold a pres- idential primary contest, yet is not included in the Electoral College that de- cides the general election. At both stops, Bush moved seamlessly from English to Spanish in re- marks that highlighted his deep personal connections to Hispanic culture. He opened his Houston speech in Spanish, refer- ring to the crowd of His- panic Christians as "the hope of this country." And as he often does in pub- lic appearances, Bush re- counted the story of meet- ing his Mexican-born wife, Columba, while studying in Mexico. GOP DEBATE Jeb Bush: Give 11 million immigrants chance to stay WANTED I COME TO YOU I BUY ENTIRE COLLECTIONS I PAY CASH TODAY Contact Dwight Hammack 510-853-6387 or email: infocalart@yahoo.com California Paintings Early 1900-1980 Landscape/Fence Steve's Tractor &LandscapeService •FenceBuilding•Landscaping • Trenching • Rototilling • Disking • Mowing • Ridging • Post Hole Digging • Blade Work • Sprinkler Installation • Concrete Work Cont. 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