>>    I don't know much about Von Braun except for what I've seen on TV.  I
>> have some questions about him:

>>    3.  This question has really been on my mind:  If Von Braun was not a
>> former NAZI, you think there would be a statue of him in Washington D.C.
>> or something?  If Von Braun was as important as they say, it sounds like
>> he should be put in the one dollar bill.  I guess what I'm really asking
>> is if you think he has not been honored enough because of his NAZI past?

>Von Braun received significant credit before his death in 1977.  He became a
>US citizen on April 14, 1955.

>In the past 10 to 15 years some vocal historians and activists have been
>very critical US actions after WW2 with the German scientists and engineers.
>During the WW2 some of the later V-2 rockets were built with concentration
>camp and slave laborers.  V1 and V2 rockets bombed London causing fear and
>loss of life.