VETERANS HONOR PARK PROJECT UNDERWAY IN GIDDINGS
Work is underway on a project in east Giddings to honor Lee County veterans.
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The first phase of the Veterans Honor Park, being built at 198 North Montgomery Street next to the Giddings City Park, has begun. The phase involves construction of a monument, flag poles, and at least ten walls engraved with the names of roughly 3,000 veterans.
Cost estimates for the first phase total nearly $150,000, not including an estimated $8,330 for each memorial wall, containing veterans’ first and last names.
The project has been assisted with grants of $20,000 from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and $5,000 from the Lehman Foundation. In addition, the First National Bank of Giddings is donating $20,000 to raise eight flag poles, representing the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and POW/MIA U.S. and Texas.
The Lee County TX Veterans Association is organizing the project. Donations to the project can be made at the First National Bank of Giddings.