Construction Process

September 9-10.  Construction of walls begins and Committee member Tony Andujar installs the electrical conduit.
August 22, 2015.  The concrete pad has been poured and is curing.  Our plan is to start laying bricks in mid-September.
August 20, 2015.  Concrete for the Memorial is poured.  Thanks to Custom Concrete Design for setting the concrete; to Fulford Concrete Pumping for pumping; Argos Concrete for the Ready Mixed Concrete.
August 15, 2015.  Forms are set, rebar is in, and mesh is laid.  Next step will be to pout the concrete for the foundation.
August 4, 2015.  Construction begins.  Brian Elliott, owner of Custom Concrete Design (CCD), and assistant Mike Pate, start installing the forms, mesh, and rebar for the foundation of the Veterans' Memorial.
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March 30, 2015.  Future Site of the Veterans' Memorial sign updated with scale showing fund raising has reached $100,000 mark---half way there.
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May 25, 2015.  The ground breaking for the Veterans' Memorial was held as part of the Memorial Day Ceremony in Sunset Beach Town Park.  Mayor Ron Watts officiated; Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis made the keynote speech
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March 31, 2014.  Photo shows Sunset Beach Building Inspector Sandy Wood and Chris Stanley from East Coast Engineering & Surveying as they mark the center point of the Memorial.
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April 1, 2014.  Meter set for the Veterans' Memorial installed by Tony Andujar and inspected by Sunset Beach.
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April 14, 2014.  Bill Raphael (kneeling) and co-worker Steve (on left) from Prestige Outdoor Lighting installed the base for the flag pole.   Steering Committee construction coordinator, Chuck Helmboldt (center), flanked by Sunset Beach inspectors Randy Walters and Sandy Wood (right) observe the installation.
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April 16, 2014. Sunset Beach Town Inspector, Sandy Wood, checking location and dimensions of the Monument.
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Chuck, Bill and Steve pouring concrete.
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April 28, 2014.   BEMC technicians Mica Mosley on the left and Adam Fulford on the right after installing the electric conduit to the site of the Veterans' Memorial.
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February 13, 2015.  Memorial Mock-up  showing relative sizes and locations of Service seals, map and pathways.
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May 8, 2014.  (L-R) Bill Raphael, Chuck Helmboldt, Gordy Coulson, and Steve Rogers (kneeling) installing the flag pole.
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May 13, 2014.  Sign marking the future site of the Veterans' Memorial installed in Sunset Beach Town Park.  Thank you Chuck Helmboldt and Charlie Nern.