| History
of the Memorial |
| Dedicated on the 14th of September,
2002 |
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| Monument Description and Symbolism |
| Official Name |
Guilford County Veterans Memorial |
| Total Area |
Approximately one acre |
| Curved Entryway
signifies "Welcome to All Visitors;" We welcome you to
see how the people of Guilford County responded to the call of our
national leaders to defend the freedoms we hold dear, and to define
who we are as a people. |
| This leads to a Circular
Area. A circle, an unbroken line, represents the unity of
the United States in times of national peril. |
| This Central Area
has walls but is open to the heavens, signifying freedom. |
| This area contains an Obelisk,
a tall four-sided tapered pillar pointing to the heaens, and signifying
our belief that we are a nation under God. |
| A Bronze Plaque
on each of the four sides of the obelisk recognizes those in this
country who supported the call to defend our freedoms. |
| A Ring of Walls,
with text and map panels to tell the story of why ahd how we of
Guilford County responded to the call to defend our liberties. |
| THe Wall of Honor,
displaying the Service Seals of our Military Forces, signifies honor
and esteem to the Services which defend our National Heritage. |
| Openings in
the walls make the inside visible to those approaching. This signifies
the openness of the United States, a welcome to all to our shores. |
| A ring of individual Bricks,
engraved with the names of those who are remembered for Service
to the Nation. The individual bricks are for those who served in
all our wars from the Spanish-American War to the War in Bosnia. |
| Two Exit Paths,
leading from the central obelisk area to the winding "A. 'Jack'
Tannenbaum Path of Memories," an area with six laminate panels.
Each panel contains the innermost thoughts of those who were in
combat in our wars, World War I to the Persian Gulf. These panels,
some prayerful, some humorous, tell of the anguish they felt. These
passages are meant to show that combat is for the brave and often
costs the nation its best and brightest. Before each panel is a
bench for contemplation and prayer. |
At the apex of the winding "A. 'Jack' Tannenbaum
Path of Memories," a Curved
Wall. On the wall, in bronze, a passage from a World War
II military cemetery in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations:
When
you go home,
Tell them of us and say:
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today. |
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| In front of the bronze plaque, benches
for rest and contemplation and prayer to honor those men
and women of this Country and this Nation who gave their full measure
of devotion. |
