Sponsor an MIA & help build a lasting memorial in the heart of Perry!
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Throughout our history, more than a million military men and women have died in defense of our great nation. Among them, an estimated 200,000 remain Missing in Action (MIA).
More than 90,000 of them have been declared missing in action since the beginning of World War l.
Their names, the units in which they served. and the state where they enlisted have been documented. Home of record city information is known for only about 9,000 of them.
Earlier era MIAs were not issued “dog tags” while they served during the wars and conflicts prior to World War I. One attempt to account for the missing was spearheaded by Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office following the Civil War. These MIAs are remembered as an approximate “number” while their names and MIA status were known only to their families and friends.
Perry’s MIA Memorial win be installed at the northwest comer of the intersection of Center Road and Main Street in front of the flagpole located outside of the Perry Historical Museum. We are building it to honor all MIAs and to raise awareness to their sacrifice.
Six granite panels (up to 72″ tall x 30″ wide x 8′” thick.) and an American flagpole will serve as a backdrop for the MIA Monument, each panel representing one branch of the military.
Surrounding the panels will be six granite benches (36″H x 48″W) each weighing 700fbs. The available granite markers (16″W x 8″H) and brick pavers (8″W x 4″H, or 8″W x 8″H) will form the circular base and walkway, leading to the memorial.
You have the unique opportunity to sponsor key features of this memorial, to remind the next generation and beyond, that Freedom is not Free. Please consider sponsoring an MIA, a polished black granite bench, or one of the polished black gray military service panels. We all have a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a lasting memorial in the heart of Perry. Please join us!
