Veteran's Memorial officially dedicated at Armory Park

Spencer Mahon, Richmond Register, Ky.
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Apr. 15—On Friday, the city of Richmond dedicated the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame monument engraven with five Madison County natives at Armory Park.

"It's has taken over two years in finalizing and getting this veteran's monument completed and installed as the focal point of Richmond's new city park," Emerson McAfee said in a release to the Register.

For McAfee, this has been years in the making, starting with a a fire pit dedication in the 1990s.

Armory Park is the site of the old Richmond Armory.

McAfee told the Register that Mayor Robert Blythe and the city's plan to raze the old armory and construct a new park has proven to be good use of the property and the park creates a great resource to those who use it.

This monument is the first place honors veterans in Richmond.

Assisting in the event on Friday was the Madison Central JROTC color guard and members of Central's band who provided music.

Madison County has five members in the Hall of Fame: Emerson McAfee, Chester Elkin, Marvin Farmer, Michael Boyd and Patrick Sinclair.

The monument can be viewed at all hours of the day at Armory Park on the corner of Second Street and Moberly.