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to the path VVM Board nia, was recla S R e and Take It, he Brazos Val y Navasota art park. When c ROUNDBR nesday, Apr azos Valley War for Te ay, April 2 egan taking ell the story ted
States be hway is a 32 d and other v aimed rock f E L E ,” to be cast fo lley Veterans M tist J. Payne L complete, the p REAKING A ril 21st y Veterans M exas Indepe 1st, at 10:0 shape
with y and comm eginning in 1 2 foot long d volunteers. T from older c A S E or the Lynn St Memorial Boa Lara to comm pathway will f AND SOFT Memorial (B endence site 00 a.m.. Thi the
addition memorate the 776. dry stack roc The rock, fr olonial wall April 17 tuart Pathway ard of emorate the feature 22 OPENING BVVM) will e along the is week, the n of 21 of the e veterans
of ck wall built rom Carlisle s 7, 2010 y l e e e f t e
The historical panels, each 2’ x 3’, were designed by Anne Boykin, chief information officer for the BVVM. In addition to her work as Heritage Programs coordinator for the City of College
Station, Ms. Boykin also serves on the Museum of the American G.I. Board of Directors. The BVVM Board of Directors commissioned noted Navasota artist J. Payne Lara to create the second
of eighteen planned sculptures to be located along the newly completed LYNN STUART PATHWAY. The Board commissioned the design at their meeting on April 14, 2010, and authorized the artist
to proceed with the prototype. Mr. Lara is a talented local artist who has a deep appreciation of historical figures. He is excited about the challenges and potential to create this
important addition to the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial site. His works are located throughout Bryan and College Station and include the striking Civil War memorial sculpture in Anderson,
Texas. “Come and Take It” will be dedicated October 2nd on the 175th anniversary of the opening battle of the War for Texas Independence in 1835. The battle occurred at Gonzales when
a Mexican army officer called for Texans to give up a cannon that the government had provided for the town’s defense. “Texians,” as some styled themselves, refused to give it back and
waved a flag reading “Come and Take It.” After a skirmish, the Mexican army retreated. The statue displays the typical dress of a Texian soldier. The Texian soldiers did not have official
uniforms and wore whatever they had available. This soldier is depicted with his right hand on his Bowie knife and positioned to advance. This will be the second memorial to a specific
war along the new one-half mile scenic pathway which surrounds the original Veterans Memorial. Additional memorials are planned for each of the seventeen principal United States wars
as well as the War for Texas Independence. The vision of the Board is to complete all eighteen memorials before the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.
Funding for these statues and sites is by tax-free donation. For more information about the Lynn Stuart Pathway and the Memorial for all Veterans of the Brazos Valley, Inc., please call
979.450.3296 or E-mail: info@bvvm.org. ###