Commander Alan Smith (right) and artist Gary Cooper stand next to a memorial wall, that lists 247 names of men from Floyd County who have been killed in wars since World War I.
Artist Gary Cooper took Commander Alan Smith’s conceptual design and created the memorial.
Smith explained, “There are other memorials throughout Rome but we felt the need to see our fallen comrades’ names in our home.”
The wall will be completed in time for the dedication ceremony to be on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The post opens Thursday through Saturday at 5 p.m., and the public is invited to view the wall.
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