HomeMy WebLinkAboutLSP PPTA Military History Walk
on the
LYNN STUART PATHWAY
Veterans Park & Athletic Complex
College Station, Texas
2011
Community Collaboration
•Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial
Board of Directors
•City of College Station
•City of Bryan
•Brazos County
•Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Recreational Trail Grant
Project Number 172959
Military History from 1776 -2011
•Half-mile walking path
•Named for BG Louis Lynn Stuart, Jr.,
Commander of 420th ENG Brigade, Bryan
•22 historical interpretive panels
•18 granite markers
•One bench at each site
•Life-size bronze statue of a soldier(s) at
each site
•Educational & physical exercise for all ages
The Sites
Site sponsorship level -$5,000
•Granite marker
•Interpretive panel
•Steel bench
The Memorials
Benefactor Level
$40,000
The Memorials
•Created by
J. Payne Lara,
Navasota sculptor
•Life-size statue
•Historically correct
•Cast in bronze
American Revolution
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American Revolution
“Liberty or Death” -
Dedication July 1, 2010
American Revolution
Benefactors –
Brazos Valley Veterans
Memorial
War for Texas Independence
“Come and Take It”
Dedication Oct. 2, 2010
Benefactors
Janie (Grant) & Fain
McDougal
and
Dansby Grant
Foundation
Korean War
“Katchi Kapshida”
Dedication Nov. 11, 2010
“Katchi Kapshida”
Benefactors –Gen. Paik Sun Yup & Korean Friends
The Table Models
•$750 for each table model
•$1500 for Korean War Memorial
The Panel Posters
•$50 for each 16” x 20” artist quality poster
The Interpretive Panels
•1,000 word narrative
•Campaign ribbon
•U.S. flag
•President(s)
•Globe
•Battles
•Battle Statistics
•Quotation
•Graphics and photos
The Panel Narratives
•Coordinated by:
Joseph G. “Chip” Dawson, PhD
Professor of History, TAMU
Wrote 6 of the 20 narratives
•Other authors from TAMU, US Army Command
and Staff College, Command and Staff College
Marine Corps University
The Panel Graphics
•Designed by:
Anne Boykin
Heritage Programs Coordinator
City of College Station
BVVM Board of Directors
Upcoming Dates
•November 11, 2011
Veterans Day Program
•December 7, 2011
World War II
Memorial Dedication
Contact Information
•Fain McDougal
•Board of Directors
Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial
•info@bvvm.org
•www.bvvm.org
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