Glass Monument for Fayetteville, N.C. Veterans Park

ThinkGlass, of Boisbriand, Quebec, has produced this striking four-inch thick, 10 feet tall, five feet wide glass monument as an addition to Veterans Park in Fayetteville, N.C. Three Wesco WBD-100-1 low-voltage LEDs (12-volt, 5 watts each) were installed strategically around the monument for maximum impact, explains Rob Wagner, AIA, LEED AP.
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In 2008, the North Carolina Legislature approved Senate Bill 1611 to fund $13.7 million to construct the North Carolina Veterans Park. The site of the five-acre park is Fayetteville, and it honors all veterans, living or deceased, from all the U.S. services.

The lead designer of the park was Sal Musarra, PLA, LEED AP, vice president of Kimley-Horn and Associates in Raleigh, N.C. Master planning was by URG/Kimley-Horn. The Visitor Center was designed by Clearscapes. In addition to the Visitor Center, the park elements include a Service Ribbon Wall; Story Garden; Reflection Garden; Community Plaza; Service Plaza; Patriot Wall; Pride and Purpose Tower; 150-seat amphitheater; Iron Mike Monument; the Gen. Hugh Shelton statue; seven water features; and the North Carolina Soils Wall, built with soil from each of the state's 100 counties. "Soil" is part of the memorial's storyline, which reads:

"From the soils of North Carolina, you left your families and homes with purpose to serve your Country. The people of North Carolina Honor your service and welcome you home."

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Among the numerous park features is the Oath of Service Wall, which has bronze casts of hands of 100 veterans, each one representing a North Carolina county, and seven water features.

The park, which held its opening ceremony back on July 4, 2011, is adjacent to the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.