Murray~Calloway County Veterans Memorial
VFW Post 6291 is presently in the process of constructing a “Veterans Memorial” in Murray, KY. The location is at the corner of Chestnut and 10th Streets in the Murray City Park. When complete, this memorial will be open to all. We are conducting fund raisers to assist in the completion of this project. This includes the sale of Memorial Bricks and Sponsor Stones and bricks that will be placed beside the sidewalks leading to and in the memorial.
Murray~Calloway County
Veterans Memorial Brick Sale
VFW Post 6291 is selling paving bricks to be placed in the Murray~Calloway County Veterans Memorial at the corner of Chestnut and 10th Streets. The bricks may be purchased “in honor of” or “in memory of” individuals who have taken the oath of enlistment to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and have honorably served.
The purchase of these bricks is open to anyone who has honorably served their country. They need not have lived in Murray or Calloway County to be eligible to have a brick purchased and placed in their honor. Individuals may have served in the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S Marine Corps, U.S. Navy or the U.S. Coast Guard.
If a family is purchasing several memorial bricks, these bricks can be placed together as a group, if desired, regardless of branch of service or era they have served. However, in order to insure they are placed together, these bricks must be ordered at the same time. Once placed in the memorial, bricks will not be relocated to accommodate grouping.
Information engraved on the bricks may include: individuals name, rank achieved, branch of service, location of service, years of service, any special awards, etc. However, keep in mind that there is limited space available on the bricks. Three lines of engraving are available and may contain only 13 characters per line. (a character is: comma, letter, number, dash, space, etc)
Murray~Calloway County
Veterans Memorial
Sponsor Stone and Brick Sale
Individuals wishing to make donations to the Veterans Memorial Project may do so by purchasing a “Sponsor Stone” that will be placed along the walkway leading to the memorial. These dark grey 8’ X 12” granite stones are available for a donation of $250.00 or more. Space on the stone is limited to three lines with a maximum of 13 characters per line. (A character is: comma, letter, number, dash, space, etc)
Those wishing to participate in the sponsor program may also do so by purchasing a “sponsor brick”. Sponsor bricks will cost $50.00 each and have the same requirements as the veteran’s memorial bricks. Individuals need not have served in the armed forces of the United States in order to purchase a sponsor brick.
Sponsor stones and bricks will be placed in a location separate from the bricks that honor our veterans. ONLY bricks honoring veterans will be placed in the memorial. |
