Photo: Courtesy of Tommy Felicia
Efforts are underway to build a 9/11 Memorial statue in the Veterans Plaza 2000 across from the Baxter County Courthouse. On a recent episode of Talk of the Town on KTLO-FM 97.9, Tommy Felicia with the Mountain Home Fire Department and Sheri Smith with the Henderson Fire Department spoke about the process.
Felicia says a piece of a beam from the Twin Towers at New York’s World Trade Center will be part of the local memorial.
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Smith says the display is estimated to cost about $15,000. The fire department is accepting donations for the memorial statue, and Felicia says that the City of Mountain Home is participating.
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Felicia gave a description of the planned statue.
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Smith says that the material of the tower will be sturdy.
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Felicia says the fire departments are still accepting donations.
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Donations for the memorial are tax deductible. Questions may be directed to Felicia at the Mountain Home Fire Department at (870) 425-2611.
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