Fallen Warrior Memorial project

Wright-Patterson AFB Fallen Warrior Memorial Park work project volunteers, Master Sgt. Jamie Pope, Chief of Customer Service with the 445th Force Support Squadron and Ryan Helbach, an aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory, remove weeds at the site prior to the installation of paving blocks around the memorial. With work now beginning on the final phase of the park’s construction, a dedication ceremony is planned for June.

Final phase of base's Fallen Warrior Memorial project begins

Published April 29, 2016
By Will Huntington
88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Base officials, the Wright-Patterson Junior Force Council and the Dayton-Wright Chapter Young AFCEANs of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, began the final phase of the construction of the Wright-Patterson AFB Fallen Warrior Memorial Park, April 27.

The park, located in the Kittyhawk section of the base's Area A, is established to honor military members from the Miami Valley who lost their lives in service to the country. A plaque at the memorial reads, "Duty, Honor, Country. In Honor & Memory of our Fallen Heroes. Land of the Free, Because of the Brave."

Work is scheduled to continue through May and a June dedication ceremony is planned as the crowning event to finish the memorial.
Those wishing to assist in the work or who would like more information on the project, can contact Danna Plewe at danna.plewe@us.af.mil.