From staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Eight years after the concept of building Trussville’s new Veterans Memorial was proposed to city leaders, the impressive stone spire at the corner of Parkway Drive and U.S. Highway 11 was dedicated.
In a moving Memorial Day ceremony, approximately 300 attendees honored the military service of 228 individuals with Trussville connections. The names of those individuals are carved on granite slabs, which will later be attached to the memorial.
“We’ve waited a long time for this,” said Sandra Turner of the Trussville Historical Board. “It’s a special Memorial Day to celebrate our local heroes. Thank you to those of you who fought for and protected our freedom and passed it down for the generations to come.”