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===Tributes and memorials=== [[File:Marshall Statue Germany.jpg|thumb|A statue of General Marshall is unveiled at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies on 30 April 1998.]] {{main list|List of memorials to George C. Marshall}} Two non-profit organizations, the [[George C. Marshall Foundation]] and the George C. Marshall International Center, actively propagate General Marshall's legacy. The Marshall Foundation oversees Marshall's official papers and over two million other documents relating to the 20th century. The International Center preserves Marshall's home, Dodona Manor, as a museum and hosts educational programs focusing on Marshall's life, leadership, and role in American history.{{sfn|Home}} Numerous streets are named for General Marshall, including George-Marshall-Straße in [[Wiesbaden, Germany]] and George-C.-Marshall-Ring in [[Oberursel (Taunus)|Oberursel]], Germany.{{sfn|George-Marshall-Straße 65197 Wiesbaden Germany}}{{sfn|George-C.-Marshall-Ring 61440 Oberursel Germany}} On 30 April 1998, the [[George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies]] unveiled the first public statue of General Marshall in Europe in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany]].{{sfn|Marshall Center's Bronze Statue}} The slightly larger-than-life statue was sponsored by the Marshall Center, the Friends of the Marshall Center and the City of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It shows Marshall in uniform walking across a bronze bridge, facing east, to greet new friends and allies and was designed by artist Christiane Horn of [[Wartenberg, Bavaria]]. [[Vernon A. Walters]], former [[Ambassadors of the United States|U.S. ambassador]] to Germany, was a keynote speaker during the dedication ceremony.{{sfn|Marshall Center's Bronze Statue}}
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