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Honoring Veterans in City Park Save Email Print
Posted: 12:48 PM Jul 14, 2008
Last Updated: 8:02 PM Jul 14, 2008
Reporter: Kim Lucey
Email Address: Kim.Lucey@wtap.com

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A new way to honor our veterans was announced in Parkersburg Monday.

Officials want to keep cars from driving on the edges of the veterans memorials near the Washington Avenue entrance of City Park.

So, the city decided to build a raised walk around the memorials.

It will be made up of hundreds of bricks bearing the names of veterans.

Gary Farris, Director of the Veterans Museum of the Mid-Ohio Valley says: "Anybody can buy a brick to honor a veteran. It will really make this area look a lot nicer than it does now with this mulch. There's room for 8500 bricks."

Mayor Bob Newell says they hope to have the walk completed by Veterans Day in November.

Each brick can be purchased for 50 dollars.

The money goes to the Veterans Museum of the Mid-Ohio Valley.

You can pick up a form to buy a brick at United Bank in Parkersburg.

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Posted by: "Moon" Mullins Location: Marietta,Oh. on Aug 18, 2008 at 02:06 PM
I think this is a very worthwhile project and a Thank You to each and everyone who ever has worn a uniform of the USA. Sure help's to take away the rememberances of those fool's spitting on us when we returned from Vietnam. "Keepum Flyin"

Posted by: "Moon" Location: Marietta,Oh. on Aug 18, 2008 at 01:44 PM
As I am a retired USAF person, and from Parkersburg, I wish to thank United Bank for the effort they put forth in assuring that I did receive a brick form. Thank You United Bank.

Posted by: Lynn Atkinson Location: Parkersburg on Jul 15, 2008 at 02:34 PM
I know our Veterans should be honored for they fight for our country but so are the people in our community. I had asked to have a place in the city park to remember our family members that we lost do to violence and I was told that city park is not a grave yard! Is our children and family members not important? I do believe they are as loved as our Veterans.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 14, 2008 at 08:42 PM
Would be nice to have a link to the United Bank Veterans Form right here.

Posted by: Resident Location: Parkersburg on Jul 14, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Isn't this just another form of what they have already done in Marietta?

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