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New Veterans Memorial
Dedicated
11 11 2007
NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL
11 08 2007
Clarence McGuire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7852 held a dedication ceremony on Sunday at 1 p.m. for the new memorial at Veterans Park.
The memorial, which is for all past, present and future Watertown veterans, consists of eight pieces. The largest section of the memorial is a Veterans of Foreign Wars stone with a diamond-etched eagle and flag. The stone is also engraved with the words “Donated by the Clarence McGuire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7852” and was designed by Linda Boettcher of Archie Monument & Stone Inc.
Five smaller stones - a tribute to all branches of the military - are engraved with the emblem of the branch of service and their motto. Each stone will have a flagpole behind it with its service flag. Lights will shine on the flags and stones.
The memorial also includes a bench dedicated to the POW-MIA with its flag and another bench that has a Wisconsin flag and is engraved with the words “Donated to all Watertown Veterans.”
During the dedication, the service flags, as well as the POW-MIA and Wisconsin flags, will be raised for the first time.
Every year on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month, a special group of Americans who risked life and limb to preserve the American way of life are honored. American veterans are sentries of freedom. They fought in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Panama, Grenada, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq. As veterans are honored, armed forces are still fighting the war on terrorism.
Veterans Day is a time to reflect upon those who carried out the highest form of public service and answered the nation's call to arms. It is a day which marks the armistice of 1918 that ended the fighting in World War I.
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