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Sunday May 30th
Dedication Day
GARY WETZEL(CMOH) - Guest Speaker

Greetings To All
Now is your chance to buy your brick for the New Wind Lake Veterans Memorial

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Gary Wetzel (Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient) was
the guest speaker at this Veterans dedication.

VFW Post 8343 Memorial Committee Members
Tony Fischer - Bill Schiller - Jeff Doc Dentice - Phil Tojek - Don Kordus
Bob Lewis - Tom Johnson - Robb Bozio - Chad Tschan - Gordy Meyer - Jonathan Tabor
Thanks To Bobby Massaro for all his work on the project.
Thanks Nora for painting the entire Memorial
March 7, 2010

VFW Post 8343 New Memorial   1st day brick removal...

The project is underway, and the 1st step was removing 2,800 memorial
bricks to allow the construction to begin.
Thanks goes out to the following who spent several hours pulling up
bricks and moving them to storage pallets.
Tony Fischer-Bill Schiller-Doc Dentice-Phil Tojek-Bob Lewis-Tom Johnson
Dennis Fleury-Gordy Meyer-Gary Bobzien/Son-Chad Tschan-Robb/Michelle Bozio
Mike Lawrence-Jim Beyer & Phillip (Boyscout)-Phil, Bosanko-Bob Massaro-Dan Ramanna
April 14, 2010

The trenching was completed and footing poured today.
Work started ar 070hrs and Paul G. Senft & Sons Trenching was there.
On site at that time was Bill Schiller-Doc Dentice-Phil Tojek.
Arriving at 0830hrs was Don Kordus-Tony Fischer-Chad Tschan-Bob Lewis-Dick Plucker
Trenching was completed at 11am by Russ from Senft Trenching. Paul Senft, owner of
 Paul G. Senft & Sons Trenching was on hand to check out the work, and told Doc they would
return to auger the flagpole holes & driveway post holes for us.

Thanks to Doc's wife Cindys boss for donating the time and talent and equipment.
Bill Schiller & Doc remained until 3:45pm until the footings were poured and Doc
then taped off the entire construction area. Bill contacted Norway police to keep
an eye out at our memorial site during this stage of construction.
April 15, 2010

The wall forms were installed today, and Bill-Doc-Don-Chad-Bobby Massaro dug the trenches.
Phil arrived on scene to do the electrical, and Tony arrived shortly after to pitch in with the rest of the
guys running the conduit and drilling the holes for the emblems and installing the electrical boxes.
The troops called it quits after 5pm...was another long day at the site for some...
April 16, 2010
Doc-Don-Phil-Chad-Tony started at 8am finnishing installing the electric.........
Then on Monday April 19th, in the morning, the concrete will be poured
for the walls and pedestal.  We can use all the help we can get. Its been a
small crew of VFW members trying to get this all completed.
Inspection completed & Good to go...
April 19, 2010
Concrete is being poured for the walls and pedestal.......

April 20,2010
Forms are being removed

April 21, 2010
North wall backfilled
April 23, 2010
South wall backfilled by Tony Fischer courtesy of his brother Franks equipment
Excess dirt moved to North side of memorial. All set for WE energies.
WE energies will put in new line either today or early next week

Week of April 26th
Phil will do Electrical wiring installation when fixtures arrive on site

Doc met with "Roman Grading" at the mexican restaurant and Doc asked
Roman if he would donate some grading work at the memorial.
Roman said he would donate the grading of the
entire site and we will pay for his fuel and any stone or gravel needed.
Roman will be lasering the site this week and contact Doc....

WE energies has completed new hookup and the power is back on.

Don-Chad & John Fleischman completed new iron fence for pedestal
Don-Doc-Chad-Phil-John unloaded the New fence at the Memorial site.

Doc is meeting on Thursday with the painter to paint our walls/pedestal,
and will get a price and discuss plan with the Memorial committee

Week of May 17th

Doc got a call from Roman Grading at 0730hrs and met him at the site.
Made some phone calls to everyone to stop by.
11 Hour Day
Phil Doc were  at the site today for the entire day
Don Bill Tony put in 8 hours on the site
Rob & Ted stopped by to check things out as well.
Roman and his Sons  put in 11 hours on the site.
We all left the site at 1830hrs......
NEW ROAD IS IN - OLD ROAD IS OUT
TREE WAS TAKEN DOWN AND REMOVED
ENTIRE MEMORIAL AREA WAS GRADED AND FILL PUT IN FOR BRICKS
WALLS WERE BACKFILLED
Fencing installed Don- Doc- Phil- Bob Massaro

Week of May 24th
Complete Memorial Project
Emblems installed on wall - Wednesday -DONE
Auguring by Senft & Sons Trenching DONE
Flag Poles installed - Wednesday - DONE
Crushed granite around memorial - DONE
Fallen Warrior Installed - Wednesday - DONE
Complete work on flagpole base areas Thursday - DONE
Posts put in along driveway Thursday DONE
Press Releases to the Media - Radio Stations - Doc - DONE

Almost Done
May 26 - 2010

May 27 - 2010

Doc-Phil-Henry-Bobby Massaro-George Klingspahn
The donated posts arrived and were cut and installed with TB
The Chain will be completed Friday morning, compliments of
Andy at the hardware store. We also bordered the flag pole
areas and filled them with granite.
Area was cleaned up and bricks and stuff moved.
Porta Johns were delivered courtesy of Dick Plucker.
Fire dept. was asked to water sod one more time
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May 28 - 2010
OUR MEMORIAL IS DONE
Electrical wiring  & Lights complete
Benches/Bases installed
Chain hung on posts Friday
Flag pole painted and new Ball installed Friday
Sealer sprayed over bricks Friday
Entire area cleaned up

THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY POST MEMBER THAT SHOWED
UP FOR WORK DETAILS FROM MARCH 7 - MAY 28 - 2010
BOBBY MASSARO-GEORGE KLINGSPAHN-PHIL BOSANKO -JOHN FLESICHMAN AND
ALL THE REST OF THE FRIENDS OF VFW POST 8343 THAT VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Our Major Donor's
Paul G. Senft & Sons Trenching
Roman's Grading Service
M J Schultz Construction
Wind Lake Turf
Complete Tree Service

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BUNKER/DMZ - MEMORIAL DAY
POW-MIA Balloon Launch Memorial Day
FM-106  6-10AM Friday & Memorial Day morning
Listen for the launch broadcast
Setup with Doc starts at the Bunker at 9am
Those that can - we are having breakfast at the
Mexican restaurant - Wind Lake Plaza at 7:30am

VFW 8343 Honorguard at 11am for Rhett Schiller

Ceremonies at 2:45pm
Balloon Launch at 3pm

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Franksville, WI
Thank You for Paul  for donating the trenching/Augering work for our New VFW Post 8343 Memorial
Mikey & Russ did some great work for the Vets

Roman's Grading Service
Franksville, WI
Thank You "Roman" & Sons for donating the grading  work for our New VFW Post 8343 Memorial
11 hours of hard work - A perfect job.........

M J Schultz Construction Inc -
Muskego, Wisconsin
Thanks So very Much For All The Fantastic Brick Work

B & B Liquor - Donating the beer for dedication event - Thank You
Andy at Wind Lake hardware for donating the chain and hardware
Lure U Inn is letting us use their Beer/Cooler trailer - Thanks Norm
Bob Lewis donating condiments for the brats/burgers sales - Thanks Bob
Thanks to Phil Bosanko for raising funds for the memorial
Thanks to George/Lori Klingspahn for the memorial donation
Thanks to Don Kordus' Mom for buying the 7 new flags for our memorial
Thanks Barricade Flasher for use of all the equipment and building for our fence
 

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