August 2021 - St. Thomas ON
Click here for links to our two day outing in Oxford County.
Veterans Memorial Garden Brings Together Great War, WWII Korea and Afghanistan Memorials.
Unveiled in 2017 this monument commemorates members of the Canadian Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan. It was created by Sudbury artist Tyler Fauvelle.
He specializes in creating bronze statues that pay tribute to Canada's military history.
A field of poppies graces the back wall and serves as the perfect backdrop to Veterans' Memorial Garden across the tracks.
The approximately 2,500-square-foot mural is the creation of London-based artist Andrew Lewis.
Impressive and poignant.
ReplyDeleteWonderful memorial. The soldiers look realistic, noble. I've been thinking a lot of the soldiers in Afghanistan this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the challenge. See the link for yours and others here: https://nofixedplans55.blogspot.com/2021/08/sculpture-sunday.html
We have a similar war memorial park here in Wichita. I LOVE the poppy mural, Jackie. It is a real beauty.
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely memorials. Glad you shared the photos.
ReplyDeleteImpressive poppy mural and love the statues too. Great tribute.
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