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War Memorial Park in Carbondale, Illinois
CR Bronzeworks is currently working on a new War Memorial Park. This is a work in progress and
I will update the site as we have more information and photos. This page was created on 4/15/04. The following is a brief description of the project.
Carbondale, Illinois is a city of about 25,000 people. It is the home of Southern Illinois University, which has a student population of about 22,000.
Carbondale is located in Southern Illinois about 80 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.
The downtown area has undergone a revitalization led by a Main Street program.
Part of the program established a Veterans Memorial Plaza in the town square.
In 1998, the Carbondale VFW Post built a memorial in the Plaza commemorating local war dead from
20th Century wars. In 2003, the Post undertook building a lighted wall identifying the Veterans
Memorial Plaza. Behind the wall was a concrete platform with five plaques describing the wars of the
20th Century (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq) and US losses.
A sixth plaque is for all-wars and recognizes those who made major contributions to building
the memorial.
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This is the artwork that was used to create the pattern for the World War 1 plaque. The final plaque will measure 24" x 12".
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Each of the 24" x 12" plaques has artwork either in flat relief or bas relief. |
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Artwork and layout for the Korean War plaque.
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Artwork and layout for the Viet Nam War plaque.
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Several Photos of the finished bronze plaque for the Viet Nam War.
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Photos of the completed World War 1 plaque.
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Photos of the completed World War 2 plaque.
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The photos on this page were taken by Russ Dastrup
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