Scott Stump
ON THE RECORD · 11 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“We are not interested in just something visible,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump argued to commissioners that the memorial should be visitable, not merely visible.
“They skipped right over it, and they act like it never happened,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump recalled that veterans events overlooked those who served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
“This should be 100% privately funded. Just felt like it was the right thing to do.”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump insisted the memorial be entirely privately funded, which he felt was the right approach.
“I just felt like something had to be done to correct what I felt was a historical oversight.”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump explained his motivation to build a national memorial honoring Desert Shield and Desert Storm veterans.
“It was kind of a ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump compared his experience navigating Washington politics to the classic film 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'
“It's a wonderful story.”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump described the multinational Gulf War coalition as a wonderful story.
“You know, you have 30 some odd countries, five continents, different races, religions, creeds,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump highlighted the international coalition of countries and people involved in the Gulf War.
“But we wanted something that was visitable.”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump argued to commissioners that the memorial should be visitable, not merely visible.
“I'm just an average everyday American,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Scott Stump described himself as an average American who felt compelled to correct a historical oversight by building a Gulf War memorial.
“Our job, and I believe that we've achieved it through a wonderful design, a wonderful design team that worked extremely hard to come up with what we have, is to make an emotional connection with the visitor,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump said the memorial's design aims to create an emotional connection with visitors.
“I made the decision right off the bat that [I] was not interested in encumbering the taxpayer at all,”
Scott Stump · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-11
Stump said he decided from the beginning that the memorial project should not burden taxpayers.