War memorial deserves respect
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Alice Clark
Published: May 10, 2008
Thank you, Mr. Inskeep, for your letter to the Star-Exponent (“Regarding the use of a flood plain,” April 26) on the WWII and Korean Wars Memorial that was placed in a park flood area on Wine Street in the town of Culpeper.
I recently contacted the town planner and a Town Council member asking who and how the decision was made to put this memorial in such an unsuitable place. I was told by both that “everyone said the same thing about Yowell Meadow Park.”
Don’t these town officials and “decision makers” realize that Yowell Meadow and a war memorial are entirely different?
Yowell Meadow is recognized for its activities, ball games, public and family celebrations and family fun — as Wine Street Park should be.
This memorial must be placed where these brave men can be remembered with gratitude, prayer and solitude — a place of quiet reflection. They gave their lives for our town and country…yes, they deserve better. The courthouse lawn is a perfect place. Please make this change before, due to time and nature, this memorial will be gone forever.
Alice Clark
Culpeper
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Posted by ( Culpeper Resident ) on May 10, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Ms. Clark, the town doesn’t own the courtyard at the courthouse, just like it doesn’t own your yard. Maybe you would donate some land to the town for the park instead of just criticizing. Someone donated the land to the town. People rarerly donate prime real estate. The twon did a fine job and will continue to in maintaing the park. Instead of criticizing go see what it looks like now and remember what it looked like before as an overgrown, litter-strewn lot. It’s easy to criticize, harder to to take positive action.
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Posted by ( J Billings ) on May 10, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I have gone to the park, sat on one of the benches, and remembered the sacrifices of these veterans, including my father.
It occurs to me that the residents of Culpeper have had 60 years to provide a memorial to the “Greatest Generation,“ and those who have failed to do so up to this point have nothing to say to those who have done so.
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