The Veterans Tribute Tower: A Time To Remember
The nation’s first Veterans Tribute Tower was installed in Rising Sun, Indiana on April 4-5, 2008. The Veterans Tribute Tower honors all the men and women who serve or who have served our country in the Armed Forces. The Veterans Tribute Tower is a project of the Veterans Coalition, the Commission on the Future for America’s Veterans and The Verdin Company. The three organizations are partnering to honor American veterans and to raise funds for a new strategic plan that includes a long-term initiative for the health and well-being of veterans. The 30-foot tall bell towers will stand as a lasting tribute to honor the memory of past American veterans, to salute our present veterans and to inspire the future of all veterans. [More]
In Their Own Words:
What people are saying...
“We thought it was meaningful to do this. It’s important to have a
tribute to veterans. It’s a celebration, not a memorial.”
“This event will help our children understand the importance of honoring our military service men and women. This bell will be a voice for our community in our tributes to honor past, current and future veterans.”
June 6, 2008
NEWTOWN, OH. -- To honor the service of military veterans, a tribute tower is in the works for Newtown. The Verdin Company, a Greater Cincinnati-based manufacturer of bells, clocks and carillons, will build the Veterans Tribute Tower and deliver it to the Moore Family Funeral Homes on Main Street. This is the one of 100 proposed memorials across the United States. The first was constructed in Rising Sun, Ind., and this will be the first tower in Ohio. [More]
Heart of America Sets Tone to Honor our Past, Present and Future Military HeroesApril 27, 2008
RISING SUN, IN. -- Rising Sun, Indiana may only be a few miles long, but this town of 2,400 is making a grand effort in honor of our nation’s military. On April 4 and 5, the town celebrates the arrival and installation of the nation’s first Veterans Tribute Bell Tower –including a custom-cast, bronze bell weighing 250 pounds. The bell, a unique way to honor past, present and future veterans, will be poured, cast and installed for the entire community to experience. The Verdin Company will use its one of a kind “Bell Foundry on Wheels,” a special on-site casting process in which the community helps create the custom bronze bell. [More]
A National Salute To American VeteransDecember, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C.--2008 is the year that all Americans will become acutely aware of the critical needs of our American veterans. The Veterans Tribute Tower visually embraces the idea that the future of our men and women of the armed forces is in our hands.
The future for America’s veterans is changing because modern warfare and a revolution in technology and medicine bring more and more military men and women home with unprecedented challenges. [More]
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