Arlington South

We put together the over 4,000 Crosses last weekend, Mother's Day, this weekend they are getting painted! Anyone in North Carolina, or near, are Welcome to Visit the Memorial next weekend, Memorial Day!


This 2007 Memorial Day Weekend pay your respects at
Arlington South - Prayer and Peace Vigil
In Mac Anderson Park,
433 Race Street, Statesville, N.C.
Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27: 10 AM – 9 PM
and Monday, May 28: 10 AM – 6 PM

Dedication Ceremony: Saturday May 26, 2007 at 1:30 PM
Diverse Religious and Community Leaders, Veterans, Poets, Musicians and others

This memorial is intended to be a place to mourn, reflect, contemplate, grieve, and meditate.

We want to honor and acknowledge those who have lost their lives.

We want to support and honor the families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and Iraq.

We want to mourn the loss of all life – military and civilian, of every nationality.



Learn about plans for: NC Veteran’s Village


We Thank Our Generous Sponsors and Volunteers*: The MASON Memorial Foundation** - Lowes Home Improvement – Bunch Johnson Funeral Home – Advantage Storage of Statesville – Diane and Greg Frederick –
The James Austin Company - Mary Terese Stevens - Diane Pennel - Linda Englund –Gold Star Mothers - Freedom Group - Veterans for Peace - Military Families Speak Out - CODEPINK – Home Depot – Bob and Lisa Barber



**Mason Memorial Foundation was founded in 2003 in loving memory of Mason Young.
Our mission is to provide charitable contributions, gifts and funding to individuals in need and to community institutions that work to improve the well being of children and families. We are currently helping families in North Carolina, Northwest Arkansas, and Haiti.
“Envisioning a World Where All Children Have the Opportunity to Grow Up Happy, Healthy, & Safe in Loving Families.”


*Sponsors and Donors as of May 18, 2007





Arlington South - Memorial Day Weekend
Prayer and Peace Vigil
Mac Anderson Park, 433 Race Road, Statesville N.C.
Saturday May 26, and Sunday May 27, 10 AM – 9 PM;
Monday May 28, 10 AM – 6 PM

Gold Star Mother Summer Lipford, whose son Steven F. Sirko died in Iraq in 2005, is calling on people in our region to help erect a white wooden cross in memory of each of our troops who have died in Iraq.
This memorial is intended to be a place to mourn, reflect, contemplate, grieve, and meditate.



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