Homeland Security Policy Institute Group
As of June of 2011 HSPIG is in full swing for fundraising for the Man In The Sea Memorial Monument project. The project will be on the grounds of the Washington DC Navy yard, the home of the Navy Diving Training School for decades and where the Anacostia River Walk AKA (Capital River front) will traverse through the Navy Yard for public access to many historical Navy destinations. HSPIG got the green light from the US Navy that we could collect funding for the project, and can begin the fundraising for the project in earnest now after some 6+ years of paperwork. The US Navy will have full acknowledgement of this gift after the design, NEPA and business case analysis are completed. (Which in English terms means it is ok for HSPIG to collect the funds needed, get the final designs reviewed with the WNY & HDR and work out any kinks and begin the project construction when NEPA and the business case analysis are completed). At that point the project will become a "Fully Acknowledged Gift" to the US Navy from HSPIG.
No other project for Military divers has undertaken the enormity of such a project and succeeded with such a limited budget and small staff. HSPIG has been working with all the WNY commands as they have rotated in and out of the WNY for more than 6 years to get this great project to this point! Our hats off to the Man In The Sea Memorial Monument Design team of HSPIG who worked on this for thousands of hours with no payment for the efforts they made, to the great HDR architects and their management staff for all the wonderful assistance they have been and that we look forward to working on the final designs with such a great team. Also to the handful of gracious donors who helped us through the 6 years of red tape, permits, soil testing, surveys to get us to this great point in time. And lastly to all of you who have supported us behind the scenes, our families & friends who sometimes thought we were a little crazy to undertake such an effort!
Pass the word, and let all your friends & family and the businesses you work for that this monument is now becoming a reality and that they can help in the creation of this by making a donation to the project.
For details on donations go to the donations page we provided. There are many ways to help us in this effort, and we are glad to accept any and all forms of donations.
Our other projects in formation are the Seals project, the Army's project at Ft. Eustis VA, as well as others around the country where we can honor historical figures and sites in diving history.
The MSMM project is intended for memorial monuments to ALL MILITARY DIVERS and locations where significant military diving events have taken place.
Homeland Security Policy Institute Group is taking orders for the "Limited Edition" of the official 250 of the 22” tall standing "Man In The Sea Memorial Monument" bronze miniatures. These statues have an optional 2” thick 12” diameter granite-rotating base to allow for 360 degrees of viewing. The price for one of the 250 sequentially numbered bronze standing statues is approximately $3,900.00 each, which in today's market of bronze statues is in the middle price range, plus shipping, handling, with $1,300.00 down and the balance when the statue is ready to ship to the customer. After the pre-casting order is completed, proceeds will go to support creation of the full size 10' standing monument in Washington DC at the Navy yard. (Details on this can be made by contacting us).
The approximate time for delivery will be 8-10 weeks after the initial order has been placed with HSPIG. These statues will be numbered serially for this release. If you would like one of the first ones, call us today or send us an E-mail so that we can contact you. The sale of these will assist us in funding the standing 10-11’ Man In The Sea Memorial Monument projects and ensure that we have the needed capital to build the full size statue! (HSPIG has not authorized any organization or persons outside of HSPIG to make this offer)
If you or your organization would like one of these limited edition standing miniatures, let us know and get on the list for this pre-casting order. This price will be held for Six weeks. You will receive a letter for the amount of deduction when you purchase your statue, and the proceeds of your donations will go towards this project.
If your organization or corporation would like to make a donation of over $100,000 we will ship you a numbered statue for your generous donation, along with the granite base, a letter of appreciation of your efforts in this fine project and a donation receipt for taxes.
If you have a interesting diving history story or film from your diving career, please email us with the details and a short description of your unique story.