by Nic Huber – eParis Extra!
Eighty one military veterans will be receiving a very unique Christmas present this year, as their names will be forever engraved in the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial near the Love Civic Center. The veterans will be presented a Christmas card with a picture of the engraved paver for Christmas.
The pavers are currently being engraved, and will be placed in the memorial sometime next week. While the cutoff date to have a paver ready for Christmas has past, pavers are still available for purchase, and the veteran’s family will still be given a Christmas card. Those pavers will be ready shortly after Christmas.
Out of the 3,370 pavers available, 1,269 have already been sold along with 75 corporate pavers, 33 famiily benches, and six trees. Construction of the project is currently in its second phase.
An online list of veterans honored at the memorial is available online at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial website at http://www.rrvvm.com/.
For families of veterans who would like to honor their loved one at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial for Christmas, engraved pavers are still available to purchase from the RRVVM office at 1025 S. Collegiate Drive in the Village Shopping Center or call 903-783-0945