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In Memory memorial plaque installed
Friday, May 7, 2004 - The Vietnam War In Memory memorial plaque was installed by the American Battle Monuments Commission's contractors on the expanded and renovated plaza near the Three Servicemen statue. The site will soon be open to the public. Shown from left are Firvida Construction Company president Francisco Firvida, Roberto Firvida, ABMC staff member Michael Norbury, and job foreman Jose M. Cavadas. Granite donated by the National Park Service was treated by the manufacturer to provide a slight contrast in tone and texture. Water used clean the surrounding paving emphasizes the contrast in this photo. The engraving, in Optima, the typeface used on the Wall, is filled with a black grout for legibility. Rain will similarly darken the plaque, temporarily veiling the inscription, as it does the names on the Wall.
Barry Fitzgerald / In Memory Plaque Project
March 31, 2004 In Memory Plaque work progress update
The In Memory Plaque will be located in the opening in the newly extended area of the plaza, seen in foreground March 31. Work has begun on setting of the new and previously existing paving blocks as part of the plaza renovation. Protective sheathing surrounds the Three Servicemen statue while work proceeds.
Barry Fitzgerald / In Memory Plaque Project
ABMC, Architects, Park Service, Stone Contractors
Gather to Advance In Memory Plaque InstallationFriday, March 5, 2004 ~ Thomas R. Sole, the American Battle Monuments Commission's Director of Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, discusses preparatory measures onsite with (around the circle from his left) job foreman Jose M. Cavadas and president Francisco Firvida of Firvida Construction Company; Scot Ahrnsbrak, National Park Service Right of Way Coordinator; Glenn DeMarr, National Park Service Land Use Coordinator; Vietnam Veterans Memorial Architect of Record J.C. Cummings; Stephen A. Lederach of Arnold Associates Landscape Architecture and Urban Design; Sean Kennealy, Chief of Maintenance, National Capital Parks - Central, and ABMC staff member Michael Norbury. With the construction contract let, the ABMC expects to have the plaque in place by spring.
Barry Fitzgerald / In Memory Plaque Project
In Memory Plaque completion planned by May
Barry Fitzgerald / In Memory Plaque Project
Protective sheathing surrounds Three Servicemen statue
as paving blocks are removed in preparation for plaza renovation.The In Memory Plaque will be located in foreground, in the area indicated by the orange-painted and staked outline.
Barry Fitzgerald / In Memory Plaque Project
Contacts:
Ruth Coder Fitzgerald
President
Vietnam War In Memory Memorial, Inc.
rcoderfitz@aol.comThomas R. Sole
Director of Engineering, Operations and Maintenance
American Battle Monuments Commission
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