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A rendering of the memorial,
which appears on our magazine
cover, depicts a view from near
the Cobb County Civic Center
parking lot looking southward.
The most iconic part of this rendering is the extruded star that
rises over 14 stories high, with
an illuminated flag. On the right
are honor walls that will display
veteran names, photos, letters
Marietta-based American Legion Post 29 Commander Jeff Garland (left) confers
and other honoraria.
with Social Quarters Manager Sarah Shirley and Sergeant-at-Arms Rick Squeri
“This has been a long time
about member services. Photo by Justin Arndt.
coming for all veterans from all
memorials in various parts of
Rowe says the memorial—
branches of service,” says Cobb
our country but, in the spirit of
which is to be located on Cobb
Commissioner JoAnn Birrell,
“remember us,” what about a
County government property—
who has helped shepherd the
veterans of all wars monument in is an initiative that originated
plans for the monument since
Georgia to honor all our military
to honor the service of all miliits inception. “This is going to a
veterans? That question is being tary veterans— from Georgia or
beautiful piece of honorarium to
answered by the Cobb Veterans
anywhere else. The Cobb County our veterans.”
Memorial Foundation whose
Commission later approved a
It would indeed be a very
work and fundraising is coorcontract to solidify the relationfitting salute and a “thank you” to
dinated by the aforementioned
ship between the county and the our veterans.
Donna Rowe. When I checked
Cobb Veterans Memorial Founwith her recently, she said modation in order to move forward
Phil Kent is the CEO and Publisher of James and
mentum is building to meet its
with the construction and opera- James Magazine Online.
fundraising goal.
tion of the project.
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