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SPINDALE, NC - Rutherford County veterans have a chance to be a part of the North Carolina Veterans Park opening in Fayetteville in 2011. This beautiful facility will be a place of inspiration and support for veterans to share their experiences, as well as witness the pride and gratitude the state of North Carolina feels for their service.
As part of the exhibits, a wall is being constructed that will bear a bronze cast mold of a veteran's hand from each of North Carolina's 100 counties. Furthermore, soil from each county will become a part of the columns that will bear the hand casts of supportive family, friends and other supporters of our veterans. This artistic tribute will add tremendous significance to the North Carolina Veterans Park.
The Rutherford County Veteran Services Office will conduct a random drawing from a pool of local veterans to determine which person will represent Rutherford County at the North Carolina Veterans Park. Rutherford County Veteran Services ask that all interested veterans submit their name, address and phone number to Veteran Service by October 18th. All entries must be postmarked by October 18, 2010. Only mail in entries will be received and validated. Do not drop off entries at Veteran Services, as they will not be accepted or entered into the drawing. The drawing will be made prior to October 22, 2010. Entries may be mailed to:
Rutherford County Veteran Services
ATTN: NC Veterans Park Drawing
303 Fairgrounds Road
Spindale, NC 28160
All entries must be from a Rutherford County resident veteran with honorable discharge. Family and friends may nominate a Rutherford County veteran; however, the veteran's name, address and phone number must be on the entry form, not the person nominating the veteran. If you are nominating a veteran, the veteran must sign the entry form to show acceptance of this nomination.
The drawing will be random, and Veteran Services will contact the winner. If the selected veteran does not want their name announced publicly, the County will keep this information confidential. The veteran who is selected will have his or her right hand print created into a bronze mold. The mold will be on display at the North Carolina Veterans Park. Only the name of the county will be listed with each hand mold. The name of the veteran will not be listed on the exhibit.
Veterans have a strong impact on our local economy in that there are over 10,000 veterans who reside in Rutherford County and over thirty million dollars a year is received by veterans in Rutherford County for benefits and medical care. Rutherford County is pleased to participate in this great tribute to our own North Carolina heroes, the military veterans who have so long and so well defended our nation's interest.
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