Salute to the End of Vietnam War & Cleaning of Milw's Memorial

Event Details

Time: May 1, 2010 from 10am to 2pm
Location: Veteran Park Milwaukee (north of War Memorial)
Street: Lincoln Memorial Drive
City/Town: Milwaukee WI 53202
Event Type: cleaning, of, the, vietnam, memorial
Organized By: Those who support our veterans
Latest Activity: Oct 21, 2011

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Event Description

On April 30, 1975 the US Marines left Saigon, our war is over.
With County budgets the memorials around Milwaukee are neglected.
Join us on Saturday May 1st at the Vietnam Memorial at Veterans Park in Milwaukee to clean up this monument to our brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
We will bring the Dryhootch mobile coffee truck and plenty of great coffee to kick off the event.
ans are –
1) Pick some weeds

2) Scrub the goose droppings’

3) Sweep

4) Add some sand

5) Sweep again

6) Wash the benches with water only

7) Grill some brats and hot dogs – nothing much. This is not about a free feed.

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Comment by David M Ryba on March 28, 2010 at 7:41am: This is a great thing you guys are doing here. I just wonder why Scott Walker and Milwaukee County government aren't doing their fair share???

Comment by Kent Draper on March 21, 2010 at 9:29pm: I went down to look at the Memorial today. A couple of things stood out; The Granite is in wonderful shape. There are no stains or scratches. Cleaning of the granite will only require water and paper towels.

The bricks however are in a desperate need of cleaning. It appears there have been a few bottles broken on the bricks. The glass needs to be swept up . There is an ample supply of goose droppings and weeds between the bricks. In addition there is discarded gum spots all over. The names on the bricks are not etched into the bricks but printed on them. There are some bricks that are getting hard to read. Great care needs to be taken with the cleaning of these bricks too much scrubbing could damage them.

There are also two areas for future bricks that currently have grass. These areas need raking and the edges along the surrounding side walk need trimming.

What supplies will we need?

Garbage bags

Soft bristled scrub brushes

Buckets

Distilled water for cleaning the Benches and small monuments.

Brooms and a dust pan

Paper towels

Rakes

Edger

Bring knee pads to help pick weeds and scrape gum.

We have a small budget from Chapter 324 to purchase many of these items. However, if you have a broom, rake, or edger bring it and it will be put to use.

It’s our memorial. If we don’t care for it who will?
Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

Kent Draper
khdraper@ticon.net

Comment by Keith Saeger on March 9, 2010 at 12:55pm: Sorry I can't make it gang. I'll be attending my son's wedding in California. Getting married in his Marine Dress Blue's :)