November 10, 2011

 

 

 

Artesia News

Artesia unveils Veterans Monument


Artesia unveiled its Veterans Memorial on November 10, 2011.  About 700 people were in attendance to witness the event.

L.A. Supervisor Don Knabe also spoke just before the unveiling.

The memorial consists of a pedestal with six plaques, five of which are for the five branches of the military.  The sixth plaque is a dedication plaque.  The idea for the memorial began with former Mayor Larry R. Nelson, who on his death bed donated $14,000 toward a memorial. 

After Nelson passed away on May 1, 2010 from cancer, citizens and veterans got together to raise the rest of the money needed to build the monument.  This monument is ultimately the culmination of efforts from a wide variety of veterans throughout the region, and is the realization of Larry Nelson's dying wish.

 

The theme for this year's Veterans Day was inspired from an inscription on the memorial itself, "Remembering those who served."  This year's ceremony featured Congresswoman Linda Sanchez as the keynote speaker, and guest speaker Master Sergeant Marty Schafer, U.S. Marine Corps retired.  Schafer is the head of Southeast Academy, a military academy for high school students in Norwalk.

To pledge for a brick, download the flyer here.

 

 

 

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