ELKIN, N.C. – A dedication ceremony will be held Sunday for the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Elkin, honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military.
A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military will be dedicated Sunday in Elkin, N.C. “Gold Star” family members and relatives are those who have lost a loved one in service to their country. Organizers say the monument honors families of all fallen veterans in Western North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.
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Christian County magistrates learned about the Gold Star Family Memorial Monument that will be placed on Fort Campbell later this year during their Tuesday morning meeting.
Christian County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kelli Pendleton said the idea for the monument came after meeting and becoming friends with a Gold Star Wife in Utah. Pendleton was shocked to learn Fort Campbell did not have one.
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Christian Fiscal Court approved the purchase of body cams for the Christian County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning and heard an update on construction of a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on Fort Campbell.
Magistrates approved a bid of about $38,000 to purchase 34 body cameras for the Christian County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Tyler DeArmond says it will be enough for every deputy to have a camera.
Kelli Pendleton with the Christian County Chamber of Commerce is helping to lead the effort to construct a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on post and says they hope to unveil it in October.