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    George Clooney, Matt Damon, original ‘Monuments Man’ to attend ‘Monuments Men’ screening at White House

    Yahoo News•February 18, 2014
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    Harry Ettlinger was a 19-year-old Army private when he was recruited to be one of the original “Monuments Men.” Now, Ettlinger will join President Barack Obama and Hollywood stars like Matt Damon and George Clooney at a White House screening of the movie based on that unusual unit’s mission at the end of World War II: Recover the priceless art and cultural artifacts looted by Nazi Germany and hidden away.

    Here, as provided by the White House, is the list of guests at the 5:45 p.m. screening.

    George Clooney

    Nick and Nina Clooney

    Bill Murray

    Matt Damon

    Grant Heslov

    Robert Edsel, writer of the book The Monuments Men

    Harry Ettlinger, a surviving member of the original Monuments Men group

    Bill Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

    Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State

    David Wade, State Department Chief of Staff

    Richard Stengel, Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs

    Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs

    Bill McHugh, Secretary of the Army

    Sara Bloomfield, Director the US Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation

    Susan Hildreth, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services

    David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States