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October 16, 2009

Veteran’s plaques moving forward

By KEVIN YOUNG

GLASGOW — Applications for plaques to be placed in the Barren County veterans memorial are going well, the memorial committee reports.

Doug Isenberg, committee member and Glasgow city councilman, said that as of this week, 104 applications have been approved and there are currently 38 others going through the screening process.

The memorial is slated for the wall near the pool in Beula Nunn Park on the Glasgow public square and will incorporate the water fountain in some manner as it features the names on the plaques.

Committee members hope to have at least 200 plaques on display in the memorial in time for a Veteran’s Day ceremony on Nov. 11.

“I think we’ll have that many and much more by then,” Isenberg said.

Though adding the plaques is a “perpetual project” that will extend well beyond Veteran’s Day, Isenberg said the committee has set a Nov. 1 soft deadline in order to be included by the ceremony.

The memorial will include the names of Barren County servicemen and women, committee member Bobby Travis said.

“We are honoring those born in, raised in, or at some point during their lives lived in Barren County,” he said.

Each application must include proof of service and honorable discharge, so the committee spends a lot of time looking through all of the details, Isenberg said.

Applications are available at the city clerk’s office and proof of service may be obtained by visiting the county clerk’s office. A $40 fee pays for the plaque and engraving, which will include the name and branch of service of each individual.

Committee member W.S. Everett said he approached Mayor Darrell Pickett earlier this year to propose the memorial idea when he noticed many surrounding communities already have a veteran’s memorial.

“I saw there was one in Hiseville and Munfordville, so I said I have an idea for a memorial here that won’t cost the city anything,” he said.

Everett’s sketches of the memorial plan were on display at the Glasgow City Council meeting on Monday.

Mayor Darrell Pickett said the memorial will be an asset to the community and will recognize a vital segment of its population.

“It’s just great for the community. It shows our continuing support for veterans and those in active duty,” he said.

The memorial committee meets Friday to discuss the status of applications and consider the future of the project beyond the Veteran’s Day ceremony.

Isenberg said he expects that some 2 to 3,000 plaques will one day complete the memorial, which will be a pride point for the entire community.

“It’s going to be a wonderful project for the city and the mayor has some good ideas for its future,” he said.

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