Plans to install the Vance County Veterans Memorial are right on track, with the hard work beginning on Wednesday in advance of the official unveiling and dedication at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4.
As American Legion Post 60 Commander Hartwell Wright said recently, it’s going to be pretty difficult to keep the 9-foot memorial a secret for the week or so between the time it’s put in its permanent location until the morning of July 4.
But it’ll give folks time to get things tidied up and pretty up the landscaping that will be a part of the monument site, located at 200 Breckenridge St. just outside the Henderson Police Department.
The community is invited to bring lawn chairs and be a part of this momentous occasion, which will include a presentation on the history of Vance County from its beginnings to the present day by local historians Tem Blackburn and Mark Pace.
Fundraising for the monument is going well, with about $18,000 left of the overall $150,000 goal, Wright said. The monument includes a memorial headstone with the names of the 126 names of Vance County military members killed in action.
Wright said, “Folks have been good to us. It’s been a blessing.”
In the event of rain, the ceremony will move to nearby McGregor Hall.
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