WGCU Ave Maria Vet Memorial gallery

Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023. Group members, Back row: Jairo Restrepo, Joe B. Rivera Jr., John Destul, and Thomas Schlessinger. Front row: Anderson Richardson, Isaac Hernandez, and Ric Wurzburg. All members of  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023. Group members, Back row: Jairo Restrepo, Joe B. Rivera Jr., Thomas Schlessinger, and Ric Wurzburg. Front row: Isaac Hernandez, Anderson Richardson, and John Destul.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

The main memorial. Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

Bricks honoring the different branches as well as memorial bricks were also set into the pavers. Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

The finishing touches were being made at the memorial site, Thursday afternoon. Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)

Members of the Ave Maria Veterans Association worked for years to have a place for the veterans in their community could be honored. The group sold and installed flag poles round Ave Maria as well as asked for donations. The memorial will be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 11, 11, 2023.  (Provided Image/WGCU)