DowntownThursday, November 5
Paducah's new veterans crosswalk is finished ahead of Veterans Day
The 5AM Paducah team
If you're headed downtown, look down near City Hall. Crews painted the crosswalk Monday, and the city says it's now complete.
- Route: City Hall to Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza
- Colors: red, white and blue
- Words: "Gone But Not Forgotten"
- Image: a kneeling soldier
Mayor George Bray started the project and met with local veterans groups to settle on the colors and imagery. "Honoring those veterans is an important part of recognizing the sacrifices they have made for our country and our community," Bray said in a news release.
Almost 4,000veteran residents in Paducah/McCracken County
That's the figure Bray cited in the city's news release.
Source: WPSD Local 6
An interpretive panel explaining the crosswalk's imagery will be unveiled at the Veterans Day opening ceremony on Wed., Nov. 11. The plaza it leads to has four memorials, for World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terrorism.
The crosswalk was painted Nov. 2, and Veterans Day events follow on Nov. 11
- Nov. 2Crews painted the veterans crosswalk between City Hall and the plaza.
- Nov. 11The Veterans Day opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with the panel unveiling.
- Nov. 11The city's Veterans Day parade will follow the ceremony at 11 a.m.