A Global War on Terrorism Freedom Memorial is slated to be built in Lakeland's Veterans Park this year. The memorial will incorporate symbols of 9-11 including a foundation shaped like the Pentagon, a sculpture outlining the silhouette of the twin towers and a grass area representing the Shanksville Pennsylvania field in the background.


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A Global War on Terrorism Freedom Memorial is slated to be built in Lakeland's Veterans Park this year. The memorial will incorporate symbols of 9-11 including a foundation shaped like the Pentagon, a sculpture outlining the silhouette of the twin towers and a grass area representing the Shanksville Pennsylvania field in the background.

WWII Memorial Plaza

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Global War on Terrorism Freedom Memorial


A new monument was unveiled in the WWII Memorial Plaza at Veterans Park in December 2014. The plaza and the Pearl Harbor centerpiece began with a donation from Wanda Pope Felton, a Navy doctor's wife who survived the Pearl Harbor attack with her 15-month-old daughter in the basement of officers' quarters at the Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station.


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