Photo By Scott Sturkol | Veterans Memorial Plaza is backlit by the morning light Nov. 1, 2019, at the...... read more read more
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Veterans Memorial Plaza is backlit by the morning light Nov. 1, 2019, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis.
The 900 block of the installation, the Commemorative Area, 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.
Nov. 1 was the last day flags were flown at the plaza for 2019.
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
| Date Taken: | 11.05.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 11.05.2019 09:03 |
| Story ID: | 350489 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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