United Church Donates Bench at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
American Legion Post 404 members Bruce Donaldson, John Campbell, United Church Pastor Ed Brandt and Bill Adams at the presentation of the check for $10,000 for a bench at the Marco Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On Thursday December 19, 2024 The United Church of Marco Island Pastor Ed Brandt presented a check for $10,000 to American Legion Post 404 to purchase and dedicate a bench at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial being built by the Post at Marco Island’s Veterans Community Park. Pastor Ed Brandt, a retired Army Brigade Generalstated“Asa Veteran,I am so grateful for the tributes people and organizations like United Church of Marco Island give to people who wore the fabric of our nation! I am honored to be part of the United Church who made such a gracious donation to the Marco Island Community!”
The memorial consists oflarger-than-life-sizebronze sculptures ofsixservice personnel and a service dog representing the diversity of personnel and military occupations serving in Vietnam. These will be strategically placed on a circular platform surrounded by a walk and benches,which allow visitors to experience the moment.
According to the American Legion Post 404, “The Vietnam Veterans Memorial sculpture has been a dream of Marco Island’s American Legion Post 404 since they last hosted “The Wall that Heals,”a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that tours the country. For the pastfouryears Legion Post 404hasworked tirelessly with the city and arenownedbronze sculptorto design the sculpture and identify the location. The memorial is being solely funded by the Post with generous contributions from individuals and groups like the United Church. The memorial will be dedicatedonNational Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, 2026.
Residents, businesses and civic organizations, or anyone desiring to honor veterans can help complete the long-awaited Vietnam Veterans Memorial by donating a bench on the grounds surrounding the memorial. For more details, please visit: marcoislandpost404.org.
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