This bill authorizes the National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego. New York. Fort Ontario was a military installation that was used during the French and Indian War. which was later used to house refugees who fled the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Refugees were allowed into the United States as guests of President Franklin Roosevelts. Many Americans remember our Nations role in World War II through events like the Invasion of Normandy or the Battle of Iwo Jima. which have been reimagined in film and memorialized in stone. but the story of Fort Ontario is also an important component of our historical legacy. Providing refuge from persecution says as much about our national character as the bravery and sacrifice of the millions of Americans who were deployed overseas.
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