Remembering Their Sacrifice
Memorial Brick Program Honors Veterans
by Charlotte Kovalchuk
A veteran himself, after retiring from the Navy last year, Casey was hired by the city as emergency management coordinator, but fell into the role of veteran outreach coordinator after asking Mayor Rick Hall if he could take the lead on T H E C I T Y O F L I B E R T Y H I L L I S PAY I N G T R I B U T E preserving the Veteran’s TO I T S V E T E R A N S , B R I C K B Y B R I C K . Memorial Park. For inclusion in the park, Veterans must have ties to Liberty Hill, such as being a former hrough the city’s Veteran’s Memorial Park Brick student, former resident, or current resident. Proof of Project, anyone can honor Liberty Hill veterans who have service for post-service, honorably discharged veterans is served our country. For a fee, you can have the Veteran’s required. The brick memorialization will typically feature name etched onto a brick, tile, or wall at the Veteran’s the veteran’s branch of service logo along with the name, Memorial Park at 1013 Loop 332. “We want to make sure rank, and years of service. There are also various options veterans in the area are recognized and not forgotten, that allow for customization. and that they have an area they know is dedicated to As the Veteran’s Memorial Brick Project is a year-round their memories,” says Casey Cobb, the city’s veteran program, people can buy a brick, tile, or spot on the wall outreach coordinator. any time throughout the year. However, the city is striving to fill in as many of the still available brick vacancies surrounding the flagpole at the Veteran’s Park in time for the city’s Veteran’s Day ceremony at the park on November 11.
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The program included local USMC David Hardin’s spouse, Holly, singing the National Anthem; speaker Giovanny Magallon, a military service member and former Liberty Hill High School student; a military honor guard parade; and the Liberty Belles performed a tribute dance. After the ceremony, guests moved over to Hell or Highwater for more entertainment. For more information about the Veteran’s Memorial Park Brick Project, call City Hall at 512-778-5449, visit experiencelhtx.com, or email Casey at ccobb@libertyhilltx.gov.
Casey and his daughter, Maggie, at the 2019 ceremony. Photo courtesy of Casey Cobb
ARE YOU A LOCAL VETERAN LOOKING TO CONNECT? CASEY HAS STARTED A LIBERTY HILL VETERANS NETWORK FACEBOOK GROUP TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR VETERANS AND CENTRALIZE VETERAN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS. N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0 L I B E R T Y H I L L D I G ES T
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