Veteran's Memorial Dedication

On this the 7th Anniversary of the attack on American soil, the Nephi Lion's Club today dedicated the Juab County Veteran's Memorial. This structure that has been created is an amazing and beautiful structure. I have a vested interest in this memorial because the President of the Lion's Club in Nephi is my father. For the last couple of years he has spent a great deal of his free time helping to prepare the ground, lay the sod, or even help construct the walls and fences that surround the site. Today, seeing all of his great efforts come to fruition made me about as proud of my father as I have ever been.

I have been there when he served in a Bishopric, been elected to the City Council and I was there to take a picture as he crossed the finish line at a 5K run. But seeing this monument, something that will be an influence and have a lasting impact on our community has made me very proud to be his son. I am including in this post a video from the dedication tonight so that 1. you can see my dad and 2. the second part of the video shows some of the memorial so you can see how it looks.

How grateful I am to have such a great father and to be part of such an amazing community that rallies together and supports this worthy cause.

Lastly, how remiss I would be if I didn't take this opportunity to say thank you to my friends and family that have served in the armed forces as well as in the law enforcement community. Thanks to all of you--I appreciate each of you for putting yourself on the line each day for me and for my freedoms.

I am also including a link to the Daily Herald as they can probably give a much better description of the service than I ever could.

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/280432/