Litchfield Illinois

Veterans' Memorial Project

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Front view of Memorial


Services Logos


Adams Mem person etching new names on memorial May 2010


Memorail Day 2010


Litchfield HS Band Memorial Day 2010


Color guard at Memorail Day 2010


Memorial Day 2010


Side View of Memorial


Marine Corp donating to Vet Mem Committee


Dedication Ceremony: Col Spacy (Guest Speaker)


Dedication Ceremony: Tack, Sandy Leitheiser, Col Spacy, and Ray Kellenberger


Dedication Ceremony: Will Tackaberry reading of the war dead names.


Dedication Ceremony


Channel 20 News checks on progress.


Channel 20 News interview with Will Tackaberry.


New artist view of the memorial site


Memorial Committee updated photo


Thank you to all who helped note


Finishing the sidewalk work


Placing the bricks for edging around the sidewalks and memorial stone pads.


Committee receives plaques from Chamber of Comm


First Natl bank makes generous donation to mem fund.


WSMI Interviews members of committee


Tree removal from Winter Ice storms


volunteers clear lib park of limbs, leaves, and landscape work


Ron Noris of Litchfield Savings making a check on behalf of bank and Steve Dougherty, Westside Cinema.


American Legion making a $3500.00 gift to memorial


Bank and Trust making a presentation of a check to the Mem fund


Diane Odle for AMVETS presenting a check for $300 to Ray Kellenberger for the memorial.


Nick Adams of the Ariston Cafe donated 10% of veterans' day sales for the memorial. Will Tackaberry and Bill Rogers received the check presented by Terrie Grimes.


Jo Ann Anderson , Bank and Trust donating a very large check from Baker Fund Grant to the Litchfield Veteran Memorial Garden at the High School Veterans Day program.


Dorothy Mansholt talking about the veterans memorial plans

at the AMVETS auction.


The AmVets fundraiser brought in over $5000 for the memorial project.


Misti Burton assisting with fundraiser auction.


Will Tackaberry and Bunny Sies collecting names for the memorial.


Sons of the Legion and the American Legion make a generous donation to the Veterans Memorial. Pictured are Bryan Marit, cmdr of Sons, Susan Griffin, Dorothy Manshold and Lowell Smith, finance officer for the Legion Post 436.


Fundraiser auction hosted by the Litchfield AmVets.


Veterans' Memorial committee members.

Back Row: Commander Ray Kellenberger, John Galer, Will Tackaberry, Jim Ostermann. Front Row: Dorothy Mansholt, Bill Rogers and Susan Griffin.


Ground Breaking.


Veteran's memorial entry at the Old Settlers parade.