Armed Forces Monuments
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This part of the park area was designed to be
the quiet or reflective area. This is a place where a visitor could
sit down and collect his or her thoughts, read a book, or spend some
quiet time before returning to their hectic lifestyle.
Five large granite blocks measuring
5’ x 7’ create a semi-circle around a large 2’x7’ pedestal which
will support a memorial flame.
A service emblem Secured to the face
of each granite block representing one of the five branches of the
military on the face and back of the round pedestal is the POW/MIA
logo.
This area of the park is the last
area to be finished. Late in the fall of 2007 with winter closing in
it was decided to erect stone walls leading to the memorial flame
and the monuments. These stone walls would be on either side of a
legacy stone sidewalk leading to the semi-circle created by the
service monuments.
Shrubs were planted between the
service monuments to help eliminate some of the openness. Park
benches have been added for visitors to sit on. Electricity and gas
lines were installed for the memorial flame.
With these final construction
projects in place the park is now 95% completed. We hope that all
who visit our park will leave with a better understanding and
appreciation of the sacrifice made by American servicemen and women.
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