A tribute to Bob Hope: monument designed to rediscover and appreciate the significance of Hope's wartime service.(located at the Port of San Diego, California) From: VFW Magazine | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Hanson, Shannon | COPYRIGHT 2002 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Plans are currently under way for a tribute to legendary comedian Bob Hope in recognition of his efforts for U.S. servicemen and women. Planned for a waterfront site in the Port of San Diego, the $10 million tribute will be dedicated on May 29, 2003, Hope's 100th birthday.

The tribute, 47 feet in diameter, will be located in a grove of coral trees. Five bronze statues of Hope in various performance skits at five periods of his career (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War an...