Post 25 Lake Placid, Florida
Post 25
Lake Placid, Florida
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Memorial for armed forces at front of building. Flag pole with American flag and POW/MIA flag. Burn pit built by Eagle Scout for flag retirement. Flags placed on graves for Memorial day. Memorial services with Honor Guard for all appropriate ... READ MORE
HISTORY
2010
WWII Monument Re-Dedicated at Post 25 Home
Aug 31, 2014
A monument honoring veterans from five branches of service used to stand in Lake Placid, Fla. But when the town recently renovated its downtown, the monument Post 25 had donated back in 1985 no longer was an aesthetic fit. (A flag still stands downtown.) The monument, made of five 6-foot concrete slabs, each approximately 250 pounds, representing the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, needed a new space. The town offered to give..
A monument honoring veterans from five branches of service used to stand in Lake Placid, Fla. But when the town recently renovated its downtown, the monument Post 25 had donated back in 1985 no longer was an aesthetic fit. (A flag still stands downtown.) The monument, made of five 6-foot concrete slabs, each approximately 250 pounds, representing the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, needed a new space. The town offered to give..
