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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCEM BOARD WORK SESSION 11-20-06 SUNSET HILLS CEMETERY ADVISORY BOARD WORK SESSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 15, 2006 10:00 AM BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Russell Tuckerman, Chairperson Don Derby Carl Craft CITY STAFF PRESENT: Michelle Dipzinski, Cemetery Board Secretary GUESTS PRESENT: None The meeting was called to order at 10:00AM This work session was called to discuss what the Gallatin Foundation would need to manage the funds collected during the fund raiser for the purchase of the Vietnam Veteran?s Moving Memorial Wall. A bid of $30,000.00 was submitted and accepted by the Veteran?s Memorial Fund in Washington DC, now the process of collecting the donations will begin. Attached is the application that has been submitted to the Gallatin Foundation from the discussion held at this meeting. The meeting adjourned at 11:00AM To: The Gallatin Foundation From: The Friends of Sunset Hills Cemetery Veterans Memorial Organizing Committee Don Derby, VFW Post 6721 Three Forks nd Carl Craft, 2 Vice President, American Legion, Gallatin Post #14 Irv Page, Disabled American Vets, Lewis and Clark Chapter; Vietnam Vets of America, Chapter 788; Lifetime VFW, District 4; Commander Post 6721 Three Forks; Past Commander 903, Bozeman Russ Tuckerman, Sunset Hills Cemetery Advisory Board Chairperson th Date: November 20, 2006 Re: Friends of Sunset Hills Cemetery Veterans Memorial Fund This application for a fund is to purchase a retired Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall. It was brought to our attention in early October 2006 that a moving Wall would be retired and that there was an opportunity to purchase that Wall. There are only two other retired Walls in the United States, they are in Pennsylvania and New Mexico. The purchase of this Wall would give the people who cannot travel to the original Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington DC a place to visit a memorial. It will be re- installed at Sunset Hills Cemetery, where it visited in 1995. Due to time constraints thrust upon us and the desire to accomplish this by the deadline put upon us by the Veterans Memorial Fund in Washington DC, at this time the Organizing Committee is working on this project. A more formal organizational structure will follow with officers and directors. Because the purchase of the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall is just the corner stone of what is planned as an All Veteran Memorial the association between the Gallatin Foundation and The Friends of Sunset Hill Cemetery Veterans Memorial will be long term. There are plans in place to include all veterans from all conflicts involving United States service men and women including the following: Spanish American War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Panama Bosnia/Somalia/Kosovo Iraq/Afghanistan Wars The Sunset Hills Cemetery Advisory Board has been discussing erecting a Veterans Memorial in the cemetery for quite some time. The discussion regarding the purchase of a moving wall was brought up at their August 31, 2006 meeting; the following is a portion of the minutes regarding the moving veteran?s wall. Item #9 ? Veterans Wall: ?Boardmember Derby is working with Foreman Murphy on the wall and wants to include WWI and WWII, and Korean veterans on the wall. Bozeman is pretty much the only city that does not have a veteran?s wall. Boardmember Derby is investigating the possibility of purchasing one of the moving walls once the government retires a set. Foreman Murphy has the information from when the moving wall was in Bozeman 11 years ago. Boardmembers Derby and Craft and Foreman Murphy will meet before the next meeting so they can provide more information. Boardmember Derby stated he has received all the notes from retired Boardmember Page and they can go from there. He stated his plan will include trees.? Two members of the Board and the Cemetery Foreman have toured four memorials to get an idea of what is needed to develop and organize a project such as this. Community involvement is a must. Members of the Organizational Committee met with Bill Reier, Dave Visher, and Dean Alexander immediate from Reier Broadcasting regarding holding an fund raising event. They are very enthusiastic, supportive and confident that a one day fund raiser would be successful in raising the $58,500 that is needed for this project. A bid was submitted to and accepted by the Veterans Memorial Fund in Washington DC for $30,000.00 to purchase the wall. The additional funds would be used to purchase flag poles, modifications to the retaining wall, water and electric utilities hook up, purchase a memorial sculpture, future design and continuing evolution of the All Veteran Memorial.Delivery of the wall to Bozeman is included in the $30,000.00 bid.