“It did not seem appropriate to me to have an artillery cannon displayed so prominently at the village hall, especially now that gun violence seems to be on the rise in our country,” Hovey said.

Hovey previously said he didn’t think Town Hall was the right location for the military weapon. The planned veterans memorial outside the village town hall will replace a 90mm military anti-aircraft gun that was removed in June at the village’s request by a man from Cuyahoga Falls who said he was interested in preserving the story.įollowing:Veterans Memorial could be built in front of Silver Lake Village Hall The memorial will replace the military weapon that was withdrawn Information can be emailed to Hovey at and should include name, rank, branch of service and dates of service. “Maybe this diary will one day be available for viewing at the memorial.” “I am asking for names of veterans only to compile a register / book / diary of all who live or have lived in Silver Lake and who have served our country in the military,” Hovey said. The village collects the names of those who are currently serving, as well as those who have completed their service. Hovey said the village is trying to identify any veterans who live in the village, have ever lived in the village, or who are the sons and daughters of the residents of Silver Lake. Hovey told council the village will accept contributions for the memorial using the same process they used to raise funds for centennial events in 2018.Īnyone wishing to donate should write the check to the village of Silver Lake and write “ Veterans Memorial” on the note line, according to Hovey.Ĭhecks can be deposited at Town Hall or mailed to Town Hall, c / o Mayor Bernie Hovey at 2961 Kent Road, Silver Lake 44224. On September 7, the village council approved the mayor’s permission to raise and spend funds for the construction of the memorial. “We all want a simple, yet elegant and moving memorial,” Hovey said. Preliminary discussions on the project took place at a first meeting of the Veterans Memorial Committee on September 10. If that deadline cannot be met, the program would take place on Veterans Day. Mayor Bernie Hovey has said he and others involved in the effort would like to hold a dedication ceremony for the memorial on September 11, 2022. At one end of the monument, one of the plane’s wings stands with its tip pointing up, with a plaque that lists the names of the victims.SILVER LAKE – Leaders hope to erect a war veterans monument outside the village hall along Kent Road within a year. The stones when seen from above resemble a compass with a plane inside it.Īround the edge of the monument are 170 broken mirrors, each mirror symbolizing a victim in the crash. After two months of grueling work in a brutal climate, the monument was complete. After 18 years of it being nothing but a desert filled with debris, the families of the victims came together and decided to build a monument in one of the most remote places on the globe.įunded with the 170-million-dollar aid package provided by the Libyan government, trucks were driven almost 44 miles out to transport countless stones to place at the crash site.

On September 19th, 1989, a Libyan terrorist detonated a suitcase bomb on UTA Flight 772 over the Sahara desert, killing all 170 people on board.ĭue to the remote resting place of the wreck, the wreckage is still scattered around the area, a glaring but out-of-sight reminder of the tragedy that happened there.

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