Veterans Memorial Plaza is located at the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis.
The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation efforts.
Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all of the men and women who have served the nation during each era of Fort McCoy's history.
Construction on this memorial began in 2006, as did the work to create five Soldier statues representative of each of the major conflicts that Fort McCoy had been involved with to that point in time: i.e., World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the war on terrorism.
The formal dedication of Veterans Memorial Plaza was June 13, 2009, the date of Fort McCoy's 100th anniversary.
Several descendants of the installation's founder, Maj. Gen. Robert B. McCoy, attended this dedication.
The dedication was the key event in a series of activities held during Fort McCoy's yearlong centennial observance.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
Date Taken: | 04.27.2018 |
Date Posted: | 04.27.2018 15:20 |
Story ID: | 274830 |
Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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