Left: among the numerous park features is the oath
of Service Wall, which has bronze casts of hands
of 100 veterans, each one representing a North
Carolina county, and seven water features.
Glass Monument for Fayetteville,
N.C. Veterans Park
Above: ThinkGlass, of Boisbriand, Quebec, has
produced this striking four-inch thick, 10 feet tall,
five feet wide glass monument as an addition to
Veterans Park in Fayetteville, N.C. Three Wesco
WBD-100-1 low-voltage LEDs (12-volt, 5 watts each)
were installed strategically around the monument for
maximum impact. Mark HErBoTH PHoToGraPHy LLC
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In 2008, the North Carolina Legislature
approved Senate Bill 1611 to fund $13.7
million to construct the North Carolina
Veterans Park. The site of the five-acre park
is Fayetteville, and it honors all veterans,
living or deceased, from all the U.S. services.
The park���s master planning was done
by HOK. The park elements include a
Visitors Center; Service Ribbon Wall; Story
Garden; Reflection Garden; Community
Plaza; Service Plaza; Patriot Wall; Pride and
Purpose Tower; 150-seat amphitheater; Iron
Mike Monument; the Gen. Hugh Shelton
statue; seven water features; and the North
Carolina Soils Wall, built with soil from each
of the state���s 100 counties. ���Soil��� is part of
the memorial���s storyline, which reads:
���From the soils of North Carolina, you
left your families and homes with purpose
to serve your Country. The people of North
Carolina Honor your service and welcome
you home.���
The park, which held its opening ceremony
back on July 4, 2011, is adjacent to the
Airborne & Special Operations Museum.