{"id":17919,"date":"2017-10-09T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=17919"},"modified":"2017-10-09T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:42:19","slug":"remember-the-alamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2017\/10\/09\/remember-the-alamo\/","title":{"rendered":"There are plans to change the Alamo!"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"\n

Remember the Alamo?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, check this out. There are plans<\/a> to change it:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a plan to change the Alamo, even renaming it, and ultimately attempt to erase the Battle of the Alamo as the defining moment in the Franciscan mission\u2019s existence. The \u2018Save The Alamo\u2019 campaign<\/a> has been launched to help preserve the history of the Alamo. Rick Range, a Dallas-area Alamo Historian and founder of Save The Alamo committee, discovered what is believed to be\u00a0one of the cannons<\/a>\u00a0used in the Battle of the Alamo stored in a barn in North Texas. Range is sounding the alarm over what will ultimately be the desecration of one of Texas, and America\u2019s, most sacred sites.<\/p>\n

\u2018Reimagine the Alamo\u2019\u00a0certainly appears to be nothing more than another attempt at erasing our history and our heritage in the name of political correctness. George P. Bush, the current Texas Land Commissioner, is pushing this plan to destroy the Alamo as we know it. Part of this plan includes the removal of the\u00a0Alamo Memorial, the Cenotaph<\/a>, which has stood in Alamo Plaza since the 1936 centennial, to a site blocks away.<\/p>\n

The plan also calls for rebuilding the original plaza walls, but not with limestone as they would have been over 180 years ago, but with German-made, see-through glass. Bush wants to turn this hallowed ground into a Disney-like theme park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nThat’s one side of the story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The other is here<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\nThe Alamo is and will always be the Cradle of Texas Liberty.<\/p>\n

Since 2011, the Texas General Land Office manages and preserves the Alamo on behalf of the people of Texas. Under Commissioner George P. Bush\u2019s leadership, the GLO, the city of San Antonio and Texans of goodwill are working together in a historic effort to restore the Alamo, recapture the 1836 battlefield, and reinforce the Alamo\u2019s amazing story of sacrifice and heroism…<\/p>\n

The 1836 Battle is central to future plans. It is the event that defines the Alamo\u2019s role in history. It is, by far, the largest exhibit in the new museum and will always be the central story. The plan will tell the 1836 story through compelling exhibits and living history programs, and in the Alamo. We\u2019ve grown our Living History program to more than a dozen staff and volunteers who bring 1836 to life at the Alamo every single day.<\/p>\n

It will always be called the Alamo. No recommendation or proposal has ever been made to change the name. The Alamo will always be called \u201cthe Alamo.\u201d<\/p>\n

…Plexiglas was never proposed and no wall design has been approved in the final Reimagine the Alamo Master Plan. Many people have expressed that they prefer no walls, and the structural glass wall concept was very unpopular.<\/p>\n

It will become MORE respectful and dignified. The current \u201ccarnival-like\u201d and \u201ccommercial\u201d atmosphere in front of the Alamo will become a place of reverence, dignity, and respect to commemorate the Battle of 1836 and those who died fighting for Texas\u2019 Independence. To make this possible, the General Land Office purchased the buildings across the street from the Alamo, and the plan calls for closing the streets so the 1836 Battlefield can be recaptured and used for Living History exhibits and to allow visitors to Remember the Alamo. Most visitors don\u2019t realize they\u2019re driving on top of the 1836 Battlefield when they drive in front of the Alamo. We\u2019re working to recapture the sacred Battlefield, and restore it to more closely resemble what it would have looked like at the time of the Battle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Texans… what do YOU think?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

(And, btw, the Alamo has TWO basements<\/a> now!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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