Saratoga Springs Veterans Memorial

For my service project as Miss Saratoga Springs 2016, I have chosen to help raise money to construct a Veterans Memorial in Saratoga Springs, Utah.  We have a large number of service members who live in our community, including my own father who is a 28 year Veteran of the Utah National Guard. I feel it is important to remember the sacrifice and service of those who have served and who currently serve in our Armed Forces. 

“It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.”
- Charles M. Province

I would appreciate any help and support that you can give me with this project.