In Gdansk, Poland a statue of Pope John Paul II was unveiled along side a statue of former President Ronald Reagan on Saturday, July 14, 2012. The bronze statues, each over 2 meters high, were erected in the President Ronald Reagan Park. The statues reflect a picture taken by the Associated Press photographer Scott Steward in 1987. Both are credited as helping to end communism in Poland.
Ronald Reagan's son Michael commented on the statues saying, "One of the most important weapons in the arsenal of the struggle for freedom is memory. The individuals who transcend the hustle and bustle of everyday life in order to remember are another. Their vision is not just of the past to be honored; it is of the future. Only firmly anchored in the past do we know who we are in the present to be able to boldly march toward the future." (michaelreagan.com)
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