Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park is under construction on the south end of Dunlap, Tenn., where local veterans of conflicts from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afghanistan are listed. Park volunteers say the project still needs about $40,000.HOW TO HELPFundraisers for the park include memorial bricks that can be purchased for $50 and pedestal plaques for $500 in bronze, $1,000 in silver and $2,000 or more in gold. To donate, volunteer or find information, write the Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park headquarters at P.O. Box 1565, Dunlap, TN 37327 or call 423-949-9000.
DUNLAP, Tenn. – More than 1,700 Sequatchie County service members have served their country since the Revolutionary War.
But until now, a memorial had not been established for them in their home county, according to a local group of veterans who have established the Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial taking shape on Rankin Avenue.
“We felt like it was long overdue,” said Tommy Hickey, president of the group. “We started out with a hope and a promise, and we’ve been blessed.”
Hickey, who was manning the memorial’s headquarters on Rankin Avenue on Monday with fellow veterans Quay Tate and John W. Sims, said about half the granite slabs are installed and the remaining stones are at the engraver’s shop, where the names are being cut into the 4-inch-thick black surface.