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The two RV Gypsies at the
North Carolina Veterans Park
300 Bragg Boulevard
Fayetteville, NC
May 3, 2022

Fayetteville NC - A Proud City. A Grateful State. An Indebted Nation. North Carolina Veterans Park is located in historic downtown Fayetteville, and is America’s First Sanctuary Community for the Military. The North Carolina Veterans Park is the first state park dedicated to military veterans – young and old...living or deceased…from all branches of the Armed Services: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. North CArolina is proud to call itself the "Most Military Friendly" state.

Below: View from the sidewalk

entry to North Carolina Veterans Park

Below: The entry to NC Veterans Park which is right next door to the U.S. Airborne Museum
(same parking lot for both)

entry to NC Veterans Park aboout North CArolina Veterans Park

Below: The Great Seal of North Carolina - April 12, 1776 -- located just inside the entry

The Great Seal of North Carolina

Below: (A quote form the plaque shown below) -
"The Bronze Hands of Freedom - Fifty columns and one hundred panes with hands casted from North Carolina veterans and their families from every NC county represent the communities that give birth to, nurture, welcome home, celebrate and bury generation after generation of our veterans. County columns, ordered based on their respective date of incorporation, stand strong, made of concrete, glass and polished steel. Native soils from each county are cast in each hand. Your reflection in the polished metal becomes part of the community exhibit to embrace the native sons and daughters taking the Oath of Service on the plaza wall beyond. The county names and dates appear and disappear in light and shade as you walk among the columns to remind us of the strength and fragility of community, family and memories."

sign about the Bronze Hands of Freedom
The Bronze Hands of Freedom The Bronze Hands of Freedom
The Bronze Hands of Freedom The Bronze Hands of Freedom

Below: Part of The Oath of Service curved wall and sign

Oath of Service wall sign Oath of Service Wall
Courage words on a wall water hole and bushes
Army Entry Marine Corps Entry
Navy Entry Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard entries

Below: The back of the "Honor" monument (partially shown above in front of the Navy entry)
and the front of the "Heroism" monument.

back of Honor, front of Herosim Heroism
Sacrifice Courage

Below: The Courage monument and the Bubbling Fountain, shown from different views.

Courage monument and the Bubbling Fountain Courage monument and the Bubbling Fountain

Below: The bubbling fountain shown from different views.

bubbling fountain bubbling fountain and the Bronze Hands of Freedom
bubbling fountain monument
Service Commitment
Dedication

Below: Inscribed on the wall - "Thanks to our great solders, sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coastguard men, always at the front of the spear, flying their aircraft, sailing their ships, and patrolling their sectors far from home. They have never let our nation down - General Henry H"

Memorial Wall of Thanks

Below: Inscribed on the wall - "We shall go forth and be ready to sacrifice our lives and fortunes to secure freedom and safety - The Liberty Point Resolves, 20 June 1775"

The Liberty Point Resolves

Below: An inscription is written on this wall of running water, but the entire saying was not captured in the photo.

Karen Duquette at wall of running water

Below: Walls of running water

wall of running water wall of running water

Below: Inside the Welcome Building

NC Military Bases symbols

Below: Sparkling strips of metal shinning from the ceiling

shiny ceiling shiny ceiling

Below: A giant globe hanging from the ceiling

Lee Duquette and the giant globe A giant globe
A giant globe A giant globe

Below:The back of a chair

NC Veterans Park chair

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