1. All US Veterans or families can purchase a paver no matter where you live.
2. All service flags are flown 24/7 365 days a year.
3. A donation box near the entrance helps pay for the electricity and maintenance.
4. At the entrance is a Blue Star Memorial that was presented by Paris Council of Garden Clubs.
5. There are 104 Specialty Pavers that organizations & companies honor our veterans.
6. Located on the back of the front walls are Major Donor ... Read More
1. All US Veterans or families can purchase a paver no matter where you live.
2. All service flags are flown 24/7 365 days a year.
3. A donation box near the entrance helps pay for the electricity and maintenance.
4. At the entrance is a Blue Star Memorial that was presented by Paris Council of Garden Clubs.
5. There are 104 Specialty Pavers that organizations & companies honor our veterans.
6. Located on the back of the front walls are Major Donor Plaques that represent more that $1,000,000 in donations.
7. A Visitor Kiosk is available just inside the entrance to help find the location of a paver or bench for a friend or family member. A Guest Book is available to let us know who and where you are from.
8. Biographies are also linked to the veteran name. Info can be uploaded at https://www.rrvvm.org/biography
9. There are over 2,500 granite veteran pavers installed. These are 1’ x 2’ solid granite.
10. There are 51 granite family benches installed. The solid black bench also has a 2’ x 4’ gray granite paver to list family names or close friends and when or where they served.
11. There are 15 ornamental tree pavers installed. These include a tapered granite 2’ x 4’ gray paver with a crepe myrtle tree behind the paver.
12. There are 484 names on the 12 Ring of Honor walls which are those service members that were killed in a conflict or war from one of the 5 counties in Texas, Lamar, Red River, Delta, Fannin or Choctaw county in Oklahoma. The county markers shown on the floor of the ROH, are at the tip of each point on the star.
13. We have 12 Conflict Walls with images depicting the war and information about the conflict.
14. There are 2 monuments shown in bronze that honor Gold Star Families and Dog Handlers.
15. All lighting is commercial grade LED.
16. All grass and plants are irrigated using drip irrigation to conserve on water consumption. No pop-up sprinklers.
17. There are 14 high resolution security cameras recording live video 24/7.
18. This memorial has been built using public donations and zero government funds.
19. The memorial is a 501(C)(3) Non-Profit organization, with all donations tax deductible to limits of the IRS.
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