MonroeNews.com - The Monroe Evening News, Monroe, MI: "Members of the Eden's Garden Club spruced up Veterans Park Saturday.
Instead of planting flowers, however, they sowed a memorial plaque into the ground in honor of those serving in the armed forces.
The 32-member club dedicated the Blue Star Mothers Memorial at a ceremony Saturday morning at the park. About 80 people attended the event to unveil themarker. It is located between the Korean Memorial and the World War II Memorial, and sits in front of a pavilion.
'It's our way of paying tribute to the armed forces of America,' said Betty Wilhelm, president of Eden's Garden Club, just before unveiling the marker to the crowd.
The National Garden Club Inc. began the Blue Star Memorial Marker program in 1944 during World War II to honor the men and women serving our country. During the war, the Blue Star Service Flag was displayed in homes and businesses as a way of honoring those serving in the military.
The project eventually expanded across the country, including memorial markers along the nation's highways. The marker dedicated Saturday is the first one in Monroe."
Instead of planting flowers, however, they sowed a memorial plaque into the ground in honor of those serving in the armed forces.
The 32-member club dedicated the Blue Star Mothers Memorial at a ceremony Saturday morning at the park. About 80 people attended the event to unveil themarker. It is located between the Korean Memorial and the World War II Memorial, and sits in front of a pavilion.
'It's our way of paying tribute to the armed forces of America,' said Betty Wilhelm, president of Eden's Garden Club, just before unveiling the marker to the crowd.
The National Garden Club Inc. began the Blue Star Memorial Marker program in 1944 during World War II to honor the men and women serving our country. During the war, the Blue Star Service Flag was displayed in homes and businesses as a way of honoring those serving in the military.
The project eventually expanded across the country, including memorial markers along the nation's highways. The marker dedicated Saturday is the first one in Monroe."
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