Veterans Memorial Ceremony- Re-Dedication @GPHS

YoungMarine MGySgt Ellie Trahern has completed a DOM Project (Distinguished Order of Merit, similar to an Eagle Scout Project) before she retired from the Young Marine program for the National Young Marines. This is quite an honor.

It was originally a Veterans Memorial at Grants Pass High School to honor veterans. It was an area that had a plaque that was not very visible and a rose garden that was overgrown. Ellie saw this and wanted to clean it up and make it a place that continued to Honor Veterans. She approached the GP Dist 7 School Board which enthusiastically approved her project. She got many donors throughout the area that donated all the items and most of the materials for the project. 


We are formally inviting you to help re-dedicate this area along with the Dist 7 School Board at 4:30pm on October 9th, 2018 for the Re-Dedication Ceremony. 

Although Ellie is at College she worked hard to get the project done right up to the day before she left and would appreciate your support. 

You are free to contact Me or Ellie if you have any questions

Keith Trahern    email   keith.trahern@gmail.com  
Ellie Trahern    email   ellietrahern@gmail.com 


Thank You for your time
Keith Trahern
Battalion Commander
1st Oregon Battalion Young Marines


Below is a list of what has been donated and what needs still needs to be filled:
Bench from Krauss Kraft/Play Kraft, Kurt Krauss
All the Concrete from Davidson/Riverside Ready Mix, Laurie Davidson 
Landscaping from Derek Henkels Landscaping
Granite Rock from Stein Enterprises, Bret Loper
Use of and Excavator from Home Depot
Boards and Materials for the Concrete Forms fro Fields Home Improvement
Labor in concrete and excavation set up from Keith Sloan Construction
Concrete finishing from School Dist 7 Maintenance Department

Cash Donations from 
Tina Gotchall-Barclay, Powderhorn Cafe
Caleb Laplante, Realtor 

Need that still needs to be filled is A Thank You Ad in the Courier and some other out of the Pocket expenses.