The rain couldn’t stop a brick dedication at Veterans Memorial Park Wednesday, May 22.
An intimate group gathered under the gazebo to listen to remarks from Mayor Mike Sparkman and park committee member Jennifer Closshey. Youth pop singing group NRG performed the nation anthem.
The next brick dedication will be in November. Each brick is $150. To honor a veteran with a brick, visit veteransmonument.com or pick up an order form at the greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce or at the park, located at Courier Field off N. Wheeler Street.
Those honored at the dedication:
CPL Deven E. Futch USMC SAT COM OP 2011 – ACTIVE Donald W. Tomlin 17th AIRBORNE US ARMY 1943-47 EW3SW Kelly M. Futch USN USS Hayler DD997 1990-1998 Michael L. Wakefield USMC 1974-1978 LCPL Greg A. Futch US MARINE CORPS Desert Storm Brady Newsome S/SGT US ARMY 1942-1945 Donnie Newsome SP5 US ARMY 1968-1971 Daniel Edwards US COAST GUARD 1971-1994 In Honor of Joseph Bogdan USA ARMY Dan Buckley AOI USN RET 1961-1977 PVA In Honor of SGT John Simpkins USMC 2003-2007 James V. Mitchell SGT. 1969-1970 173rd AIRBORNE Jettie Padgett LT/COL USAFRET B52D EC47 RB57F Reg Cotter US ARMY 1969-1971 Honor Nam Vets Frederick Lloyd 53rd MED DET US ARMY 1954-57 Keith P Barny US MARINE CORPS 1965-1969 PFC Alexander M. MacInnes US ARMY 1944-46 Sgt John Hugh MacInnes USMC 1939-45 Fred Palmer Sr. USMC 1960-1964 USN 1979-1985 JoAnnPalmer US NAVY 1979-2004 US MERCHANT MARINE Clyde Harris Sr. 44-46 In Memory of PCHS Planters Class of 1959 W.E. Bill Jerkins PCHS 1959 Vietnam 1967 Here’s to You PCHS Planters Class of 1959 In Honor of All Who Served PCHS Class of 1969 From His Family A “Lamar” Lindsey 3rd US ARMY 1963 From His Family W.E. “Bill” Jerkins USAF 1941-1967 For Our Friend Bill E Jerkins KIA 9-4-67 RSNV Honoring SFC P. James R. Crews Sr. US ARMY 58-79 Lisa R. Powers SGT MP US ARMY 1986-1990 For our Brother Marvin Carson US NAVY George Louis De Montmollin US ARMY WWII Floyd De Montmollin US ARMY WWII Ronald A. Futch US NAVY 1960-66 Bay of Pigs