The Carroll County Veterans Memorial Park Committee’s mission is to plan, build, equip and maintain a park to honor military veterans of the United States of America who are currently living in Carroll County, who have lived in Carroll County at some time or who have Carroll County connections and who honorably served their country. This includes any period of service in the Armed Forces in which the individual is currently serving or has been honorably separated from active or inactive service, beginning with the American Revolutionary War.
We, all volunteers, want to promote patriotism and to provide recognition to veterans of all U. S. Military Forces, past, present, and future.
Our goal is to raise funds and accept donations to support the establishment and maintenance of a Veterans Memorial Park as a non-profit organization.
Our foremost mission is to provide the Veterans of Carroll County with a place of honor worthy of their service and sacrifice. The park serves as both a prestigious gathering place for Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, and a quiet, reflective space where individuals and families can remember their loved ones.
The original construction included 24 Walls of Honor with 1,152 plaques bearing the names, ranks, and service records of local veterans. By 2016, these walls were filled, and an additional 12 walls were built to allow for 576 more plaques. Today, the Killed in Action Walls ensure every Carroll County hero who gave their life in service, dating back to the American Revolutionary War, is remembered and honored.
Every branch of the U.S. Military is represented on the completed Emblem Wall, while the Women’s Veterans Wall highlights the vital contributions made by women throughout America’s conflicts, from the Revolution to the present. The Contributor Wall of Honor, which continues to be updated, recognizes generous community members who donated $500 or more in support of the park, patriots without whom this memorial could not exist.
In 2018, two important features were added: enhancements to the KIA Walls, which solemnly note the 332 Carroll County service members killed in action across all wars, and the “Missing Man Table,” symbolizing those who have not yet been found or returned home.
Visitors today also find landscaped walkways, an information booth, brick and plaque indexes, the Bell Tower, Pavilion, flagpole, lamp posts, and benches—all designed to create a beautiful and reverent environment. Our ongoing goal is to maintain and enhance this park so it remains the most meaningful and inspiring place in Carroll County, worthy of the men and women who have served.
Looking forward, we are committed to preserving the park for generations to come, ensuring funding for its care and continuing the tradition of adding new names as long as Americans stand in defense of freedom.
