173d Memorial Status Updates
01 March 2010
In late February 2010 Memorial Foundation President Ken Smith and V-President Bob Wolfgang visited Columbus Monument who are cutting and engraving the granite panel for the 173d Memorial. Attached are two pictures of bob Wolfgang along with Lynn Evans of Columbus Monument looking at one of the polished panels.
20 February 2010
In honor of the 173d monument dedication ceremony on June 1, 2010, the National Infantry Museum would like to dedicate a section of the Heritage Walk Pavers to the 173d Airborne Brigade.
08 February 2010
More work is being done on the memorial every day.
15 January 2010
The memorial foundation is working with the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau for travel and hotel reservations for the memorial dedication.
30 December 2009
After four and a-half years of fund raising, design work, and hiring contractors the Memorial is becoming a reality