TALLAHASSEE — You can celebrate a loved one's active or past military service by purchasing a brick for the Walk of Honor on Florida Capitol grounds.
Three options are available:
•The Center Node: For Florida Medal of Honor recipients; $200 each; 1,548 red bricks available, between the old historic Capitol building and the new Capitol building's entrance. Granite pavers border the approximately 22-by22-foot area.
•The Walk of Honor: $150 each; red bricks for an area 12 feet wide and over 500 feet long that begins on the historic capitol building's south side, extends through the area between the old and new capitol buildings, and comes out on the historic building's north side.
•The Court of Honor: $125; brown bricks for remaining areas between the historic capitol building and the new capitol building.
Sales benefit the Florida Veterans Foundation, which provides one-time emergency financial assistance to veterans who faultlessly experience financial difficulties. For instance, a veteran comes home, wounded, with an honorable discharge and VA papers filed. Between their discharge and when VA benefits begin, he or she has no income.
"All too often the veterans will find themselves being threatened with eviction or the utilities being turned off," an FVF spokesperson said. "That’s where the foundation steps in."
Learn more about the project at www.floridaveteransfoundation.org or contact Richard Ridley, richardr@floridaveteransfoundation.org.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Walk of Honor to feature bricks commemorating military service members