New Nevada State Veterans Memorial Opens in Las Vegas With Veterans Day Ceremony
The City of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, announced on November 4 that the new home of the Nevada State Veterans Memorial will open with a Veterans Day ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11. The memorial is located at the northwest end of the Thunderbird Family Sports Complex, 6105 N. Durango Drive. Mayor Shelley Berkley, Ward 4 Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske and state officials will join local veterans; the event includes the presentation of colors by the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and a scheduled flyover by Nellis Air Force Base.
The memorial is a partnership of the State of Nevada, the City of Las Vegas and the Mayor's Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It features 18 larger-than-life bronze statues by sculptor Douwe Blumberg, each about 7.5 feet tall, relocated from outside the former Grant Sawyer state building to their new permanent home in the city's northwest. The statues were commissioned by the state in 2011 to honor American military service from the Revolutionary War to the present day. The project also includes an open-air promenade with landscaping, an amphitheater and informational signage.
The city said the project establishes a permanent home for the sculptures honoring Nevada's more than 200,000 veterans, in a place of healing, inspiration and education. The ceremony will be broadcast live on city of Las Vegas TV and its YouTube channel. The contractor was Rafael Construction.
(Source: City of Las Vegas)
Source: City of Las Vegas
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