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States that the first monument in the United States to honor the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, which fought in the Spanish Civil War was unveiled at the University of Washington at Seattle in late 1998. Dedication ceremony; Memorial honoring the 3000 Americans that volunteered for the brigade; Efforts of Anthony Geist, associate professor of Spanish at the university, to persuade the university to give space for the memorial.

Focuses on the members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Seattle, Washington. Recognition of their heroic deeds in the history of the American war; History of the brigade veterans; Ceremony held to recognize brigade members.