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VETERANS MEMORIAL: FACES OF
FREEDOM
The memorial represents: A Marine is on point, protecting those who have gone before him. He’s joined at the hip with a Desert Storm soldier giving aid. They are followed by faces emblazoned from all branches of the service going back to World War I. On the back, an American eagle.
The Tribune: Published: Wednesday, May. 26, 2010Atascadero's Faces of Freedom veterans memorial carries honor With Memorial Day just around the corner, the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously recognized the Faces of Freedom memorial in Atascadero as the county’s official veterans memorial. Located at Atascadero Lake, the memorial was dedicated in 2008 and honors all U.S. veterans, with a particular emphasis on the 23,000 who live on the Central Coast. The memorial is comprised of three components — a sculpture, an engraved brick pathway and a 70-foot-long black granite Heroes Wall with the inscribed names of 230 county veterans. The memorial was built by the Atascadero Veterans Memorial Foundation under the direction of Col. William Hatch.
The Memorial Board of Directors: Col. William Hatch, Lt. Col. Al Fonzi, Ann Hatch, Jack Stinchfield, Lesley Axtell, Chuck Ward, Shirley Moore, and our own Jesse Trevino Sculptor: Mark Greenaway
Tim Haley and Jesse Trevino were among the original
members on the committee to get this project off the ground and completed for
nearly 3 years.
The detachment members bought many bricks, and
donated the money to pay for the Marine Corps flagpole.
Chuck Ward, Detachment member, was responsible for
nearly $100,000 in corporate donations. Tom Burgett, manager of Home
Depot, detachment member, secured $25,000 from Home Depot corporate.
Rick Shimmelphenning contributed many hours and
Machinery in the construction phase of the memorial and purchased many bricks.
Rick and wife Shauna established the annual "Hot Rod and Motorcycle Poker Run" fundaiser and generated a net $12,000 toward the
construction of the memorial.
Detachment members who gave of their time include;
Rick and Shauna Schimmelphenning and family
Tim and Janet Haley
Jesse Trevino
Ann and Bill Hatch and family
Tom and Marcia Torgerson
Bob and Pat Prophet
Bob Clark
Tony and Priscilla Rivera
Chuck and Barbara Ward
Ray Bacon
Russ Tolchard
Carlos and Leslie Morales
Gary Corippo
The cash donations the Detachment was responsible
for was nearly $125,000 both directly or indirectly.
Not to mention the many man hours that were also
contributed by a host of detachment members and their families.
The memorial will continue to be a focus of the
detachment efforts pertaining to maintenance, Memorial and Veterans Day
ceremonies and celebrations.
Letter from Col. Hatch to Commandant Tim Haley: |
