Illuminating Courage memorial
A memorial dedicated to post-9/11 casualties of war is nearing completion outside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Sale of the pavers will help fund the construction of the memorial, which will be dedicated Nov. 11.
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Kim Cole, left, and Jim and Karen Allen look at engraved paving stones being installed in the walkway surrounding the new Illuminating Courage memorial. Cole's son, Darrel Morris, was killed in Iraq in 2007. Jim Allen served in the states during the Vietnam War.
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Workmen smooth concrete and lay paving stones at the new memorial, called Illuminating Courage, outside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. It will be dedicated Nov. 11.
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Michele, left, and John Barron prepare to lay a paving stone bearing her son Josh's name Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 outside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The pavers are a fundraiser to complete the memorial, while the official recognition of those military members who were killed since 9/11 will be on stone plaques inside the sculpture. Josh Barron was killed in an aircraft crash in Hawaii in May 2015.
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Michele and John Barron stand quietly after laying a paving stone inscribed with their son's name in the walkway surrounding the new memorialoutside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Josh Barron, a U.S. Marine, was killed in the crash of a V-22 Osprey aircraft in Hawaii in May 2015.
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A crew smooths the concrete surrounding the new Illuminating Courage memorial outside the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. The military memorial to honor post-9/11 military members killed in action will be dedicated Nov. 11.
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