finer brighter poerp person than he those are tough times we're changing it's no longer what i do kci kci vs. kgb but actors who kill at will and do some of the most terrible things anyone can think of and will if they can i believe attack us so to all of you who stay strong to protect this nation it's not yet a day when we, say we can relax i want to know we appreciate that if i can briefing say a fungus of the history of the project as willie said it took a real show of force to complete this memorial the process started 782 years ago it was finished in 4982 but the meantime was never built there was a lot of talk over the years 3 separate committees were formed and disband but in 2010 a group made up of secretary sxhuflz and wilks stepped up they formed the veterans memorial committee that is had a raised more 2 and a half million dollars in private donations and the result is the wonderful monument we celebrate today designed by susan entitled passage of random brans the grounds on which this moment stands up have a history over the years veterans groups held ceremonies to commiserate