A MEMORIAL FOR EVERY HOMETOWN

People have a tendency to forget.

That pangs Gregg Garvey.

The grieving father, whose son died in Iraq this summer, decided he wouldn’t wallow in sadness this Veterans Day, or let slip the memory of his son.

He will mark this Veterans Day not only doing what the nation as a whole does — stop and remember the fallen heroes — he will continue work on a project to keep memories of those killed in this war alive.

The former construction worker has designed a memorial with a goal of having one erected in every hometown that has lost a hero in Afghanistan, Iraq and associated missions...

The memorial of an inverted rifle and helmet on a 20-foot slab of concrete also features an American Flag and plaque emblazoned with the honorees’ names and units.

“I just started thinking, the simplicity of it means that we can put one of these memorials in the hometown of every war hero who pays the ultimate price,” Garvey said.

You can donate to this vision, and see the memorial design at www.lesttheybeforgotten.org