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Article: Tipp City group exceeds goal for veterans honor in park Plans call for a black granite monument surrounded by memorial bricks in a new city park.
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- Dayton Daily News
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- December 10, 2006
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TIPP CITY -- The volunteer Veterans Memorial Committee picked a
historic day -- Pearl Harbor Day -- to announce a major
accomplishment in the drive for a memorial to honor all veterans,
including those who served in World War II.
The committee praised local residents, foundations and clubs and
organizations for helping it raise $88,500, exceeding a $62,000 goal.
Memorial plans include a 12-foot black granite monument surrounded
by memorial bricks in a new city park planned at the intersection of
West Main Street and Hyatt Street.
The City Council this fall voted to name the small park Veterans
Memorial Park, at the urging of the committee. The committee earlier
convinced the city to locate ...