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The City of Kings Mountain hosted their annual Veteran’s Day Observance on Monday, November 12. The Loch Norman Pipe Band began the ceremonies at the observance and dedication of the Kings Mountain Patriots Memorial and Vietnam Wall.
Kings Mountain Unveils Patriots Park Memorial
Pictured: Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey (left) and Jim Medlin, USAF Staff Sergeant E5 at the Vietnam Wall after placing a wreath on the newly constructed Patriots Memorial Wall. This was part of the annual Veteran’s Day Observance held in Kings Mountain on Monday, November 11. The Patriots Memorial, a public/private partnership, was designed by Ken Pflieger, AIA Architect and is located near the entry to Patriots Park at Cansler and Gold Streets. The design will have space for those soldiers who died in combat during WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The Vietnam Wall portion of the monument was the first to be dedicated. Other dedications are planned for the near future. “The City was approached by an informal group of local Vietnam Veterans who wanted to have a memorial for those soldiers from Kings Mountain killed in action. “We realized there was no memorial for our local heroes, who gave their lives in battle to preserve our freedoms, so we found a design where we could incorporate all the wars in a memorial.” said Rick Murphrey. The wall currently contains ten names of Kings Mountain heroes who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. - M.A. ANDREWS
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