Introduction

SVVMI Vets.pptx

Check out the slides and a brief video.  We want to help the City improve the Veterans memorial to provide a lasting legacy to our Service Men and Women from now and in the past.

The Sierra Vista Veterans Memorial Improvement Foundation (SVVMIF) was established in 2016 to help improve the Veterans Memorial located at Veterans Memorial Park in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The SVVMIF aims to develop a diverse and rich depiction of the service and sacrifices of our U.S. Military Service members and even their service as veterans.  The project's benefit is ensuring that Sierra Vista and Cochise County communities have a place to honor the memory of veterans who have selflessly served to defend our nation. With 20% of our area’s population comprised of veterans, our current memorial underplays the significance of veterans' impact on our lives, our community, and its history. It should show the citizenry in much more detail about what veterans did and what they sacrificed in their service. We need a more fitting veteran memorial to recognize the hundreds of thousands who were residents or passed through this area as part of their military service.

Current Memorial