According to the Town of Cary's Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department, SAS Institute has agreed to cover the cost of design and construction of "a 120-foot monument in the shape of a spire. The monument will be constructed of white granite that will be quarried from Bethel, Vermont, famous for its granite. The granite will then be cut and finished in Mt. Airy, North Carolina."
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Dedication |
Inscription |
Vietnam War Era Combat Helmet and Rifle
IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF ALL VETERANS / PRESENTED IN HONOR OF / THE DIGNITY MEMORIAL / VIETNAM WALL EXPERIENCE / RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA / NOVEMBER 10-12, 2006 / DEDICATED DECEMBER 7, 2006 / BROWN-WYNNE FUNERAL HOMES / RALEIGH - CARY
Combat Helmet and Rifle.
Front: SOME GAVE ALL
Back: If you are able, |
save for them a place inside of you |
and save one backward glance when you are leaving
| for the places they can no longer go. |
Be not ashamed to say you love them. |
Though you may or may not have always |
thake what they have left |
and what they have taught with their dying |
and keep it with your own.
Howard Meehan, Designer
11 July 2014 | Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina