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The All Veterans Memorial in Brainerd, Minnesota
Fourth and Laurel Streets between the U.S. Post Office and the Crow Wing County Courthouse

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The memorial was revised and then dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017.  See: gilbertlodge.com/2017/11-11a-17-all-vets-memorial.html  Also see Veterans Day Ceremony in 2020.

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Honor a veteran in your life by purchasing an engraved brick with his or her name for use on the walkway at the memorial. 
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Brochures are also available at the Brainerd VFW and Brainerd American Legion or go online at: www.brickmarkersusa.com/donors/avm.html
Questions?  Contact Nancy Cross at 218-829-9079.

Just an example of the many bricks on the walkway at the site.
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There are 16 inch by 16 inch granite blocks from organization donors.  In addition to the Brainerd VFW, there are blocks for the Brainerd American Legion, Crow Wing County Disabled American Veterans, the Garrison VFW, the Jenkins VFW and the 194th Tank Regiment, based in Brainerd.

May 28, 2021:  Bernie Nusbaum of Plunkett's Pest Control came by to spray for ants at the All Vets Memorial.  Bernie was a sonar technician in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1985.  He served aboard the USS Esteem and the USS Bainbridge in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.  Thanks, Bernie!

There is more to the story, Bernie's
 father Dan joined the U.S. Army at age 17 at the end of WWII.  Then moved over to the U.S. Navy where he was an electronic technician, serving in Korea and Vietnam before retiring after 20 years of service.   
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Members of the Captain Robert Orr Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution attend to the flowers every year to keep the memorial looking good.  The ladies include Chapter Regent Sue Duff Erkel, Chapter Registrar DeAnn Caddy, Past State Regent Faye Leach and Historian Paula Persons.  Paula is also a Brainerd VFW Auxiliary member. 
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November 11, 2020
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Panels to the rear.
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December 20, 2017

​History:  The All Veterans Memorial was completed and then dedicated on May 19, 1990.  Construction to double the size started in September 2017 and the dedication was on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017.  It is still a work in progress with the ongoing Brick Program.
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Brainerd VFW
​309 South 6th Street

Brainerd, MN  56401
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