Honoring All Veterans Memorial

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YOU'RE INVITED TO THE LINDBERG STATUE UNVEILING ON FRIDAY, JULY 4, 3:00 pm, at the HAVM site, 64th and Portland Ave.
A shuttle bus will travel between the memorial site and St Peter's Church, 6730 and Nicollet Ave., from 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Come early and see the Richfield Symphonic Band at 2:30 pm.

HONORING ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL STATUE UNVEILING FRIDAY, JULY 4, 3:00 PM Veterans Park (site of memorial) Just south of the intersection of 64th Street and Portland Avenue. Honoring All Veterans Memorial, Inc. will unveil the statue of Charles Lindberg after the Richfield Fourth of July Parade. May 6, 2008 GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN! Ground was broken today to excavate for the pedestal footing which will support the bronze statue centerpiece of the Honoring All Veterans Memorial. City Public Works employee Jason Stroth operated the City’s backhoe to dig a hole approximately six feet deep and 20 feet wide to make way for the huge concrete form that will contain about 35 yards of concrete for the pedestal. Everything is right on schedule and the first layer of concrete, expected to be poured on Friday, May 9, 2008. PANCAKE & FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST SUNDAY, MARCH 9 8:00 TO 1:00 ADULTS: $5, KIDS (10 & U): $2 RFLD COMMUNITY CTR 7000 NICOLLET AVE SEE YOU THERE! December 2007 Announcing the Honoring All Veterans Memorial Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, December 2, 8:00 am to Noon, at the Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave). Tickets are available at the door for $5 (adults) and $2 (kids 10 and under). Click on the link at the right to view the flyer. September 2007 Announcing the Honoring All Veterans Memorial Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, October 7, 9:00 am to Noon, at the Richfield Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave). Tickets are available at the door for $5 (adults) and $2 (kids 10 and under). Click on the link at the right to view the flyer. Donations are now accepted by PayPal. See the Donate button at the right or click on the Donations page link at the top of this page. In cooperation with the Richfield Historical Society, the Honoring All Veterans Memorial group will be videotaping interviews with people who would like to tell their stories about World War II. If you would like to talk about your service during that time, please call Travis Gorshe at 612-345-6862. Summer 2007 The Memorial Day event was a great success. Thanks to everybody who came out to celebrate the groundbreaking with us and meet Mr. Lindberg. As you have probably read by now, we lost Charles Lindberg this past summer. We all mourn his passing and feel lucky to have known this great man. We feel so honored that he knew about the memorial and was very proud of this effort. 5/24/07 Come celebrate the groundbreaking of the Honoring All Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 28. Click on the image at right for more info. 4/30/07 MN Twins game: June 10. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Honoring All Veterans Memorial. See link at right. 4/13/07 A discussion forum has been added to the website. Click on the link above to join in!
This concept was originally brought to the Richfield Arts Commission, who helped drive the effort to form the Richfield Veterans Memorial Task Force, which became the non-profit group, Honoring All Veterans Memorial, Inc. For more information about the Richfield Arts Commission, click on the logo at left.

HONORING ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL
Richfield, MN
A non-profit task force is working to build a veterans memorial to be built in Veterans Memorial Park in Richfield. Our vision and concept is to honor the memory of US Military Veterans from all military branches and provide a place for people to reflect and thank those who have served, are serving or will serve. Whether we honor a family member, neighbor, friend or stranger, it's important that we remember the members of the United States Military who protect our freedom and our lives. We know that the arms we put around each other are in the hands of the ones who protect us all.

Educational Purpose
The Veterans Memorial in Richfield will recognize the First Flag-Raising on Iwo Jima. The centerpiece is a bronze bust of Cpl. Charles "Chuck" W. Lindberg, longtime Richfield resident and last-living flag-raiser from both raisings. Cpl. Lindberg, along with four other Marines, raised the first flag on February 23, 1945. The other Marines were Lt. Harold Schrier, Platoon Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Hank Hansen and Pvt. Louis Charlo. Although we spotlight these individuals, we acknowledge members of all six branches of service: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Merchant Marines and Navy.

A Place to Remember and Reflect
The memorial design will enable visitors, alone or as a group, to view the surrounding granite tablets that will be engraved with Veterans’ names. Visitors will want to revisit the Memorial over the years, watching it evolve and grow. This Memorial is a living memorial that will continue to grow as new names are added. Just as our military branches continue to live, so will this Veterans Memorial. We ask you to take the time to reflect on the veterans of the past, present and future.

Become a part of The Veterans Memorial in Richfield by having your name, or the Veteran(s) of your choice, engraved on a granite memorial tablet. The names of all Veterans are welcome on the memorial, active or retired, wartime or peacetime, full service or reserves, deceased or living and regardless of residency. The only qualification for an engraving is an honorable discharge. CLICK HERE for more information about the engravings. The statue will be unveiled on July 4, 2008, 3:00 pm. Completion of Phase One, including the tablets, depends on the number of engravings purchased.