YOUR AMERICAN HERITAGE MONUMENT

Located in the Atascadero Colony Square Project at the entrance to the Galaxy Theaters

Ownership vests with this chapter of the MOWW

The monument consists of a 40 foot flagpole with an large American flag (6' x 10') supported by a 6' concrete base which highlights four bronze plaques on the sides and lay the foundation for depicting the heritage of our country and to our nations' veterans from the time of George Washington.

All funding for the construction and maintenance of this project has been primarily from private donations and under the supervision of this chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars.

Location: This monument will provide a patriotic anchor for the developing Colony Square, the site adjacent to the entry of the Galaxy Theatre was selected to take advantage of the large number of people (especially youth) passing by to maximize its' close up exposure.

The Base Plaque Designs:


The first plaque is the full text of the "The Declaration of Independence" as adopted July 4, 1776 in easy to read block lettering. A brief history of this document will provide a lead in to the actual text. Declaration of Independence..PDF Format	The second plaque -- The full text of the Preamble of the US Constitution followed by the Articles and select amendments with writeups to give the reader a flavor of what it contains. US Constitution...PDF Format

The third plaque depicts Revolutionary Soldiers carrying a wounded comrade off the battlefield in 3-D relief about 3-4 in. deep. The second part is a plaque with a 1775 quote from John Adams: "A Constitution of Government once changed from freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." Design, mold, and casting oversight by Mark Greenaway.	The fourth plaque is The Dedication Plaque . Contains the logo of "The Military order of The World Wars" (sponsoring organization)- Along with quotes from some founding fathers and patriotic language that ties this all together- and the dedication date.

An Evening View of the Plaques

DEDICATION CEREMONY JULY 2, 2013:

The dedication was supported by the Morro Bay White Caps Band, singer Carolyn Smith, Leatherneck Color Guard, Atascadero City Council, Keynote speaker Sam Blakeslee, Councilwoman Lois Capps, and members of the community.


Chuck Ward as MC at the beginning of the ceremony	Leatherneck Color Guard ready to raise flags


Flags (including Betsy Ross 13 star flag) being raised	Mayor Tom O'Malley presenting City Council award to Chuck for his outstanding efforts on the monument project


Keynote speaker Sam Blakeslee recognizing the youth of the Civil Air Patrol...who worked the dedication	Congresswoman Lois Capps presenting the awards to the Essay Contest Winners: L to R: Maia Mumford, Terri Mylan, and Summer Long


Tim Haley and Dick Hathcock unveiling the Plaques	MOWW National Senior Vice CINC, CPT Debbie Kash presenting the proclamation recognizing this Monument to the National MOWW register

Our Final Product

With the later addition of the Benches

An essay contest was held at the Atascadero High School on the topic of Patriotism. A total of 18 students participated and 4 judges reviewed the essays and together selected the top 3 compositions. By consent they are presented here:

1st Place	$500 Award	The True Meaning of Patriotism
2nd Place	$300 Award	From Beginning to End
3rd Place	$200 Award	Patriotism: Then and Now

This Essay Contest continued into 2014 and is recapped on the Monument Essays page

For a recap of the construction sequence see.....Monument Construction

For a list of donors scroll down

Fund Raising

Over $68,000 was donated to enable construction of the Monument

And a big Thank You to the People and Business supporting the Monument Project:

	AMERICAN HERITAGE MONUMENT
	INDIVIDUAL DONORS
NAME:
LAST	FIRST(S)	CITY

Achadjian	Katcho	San Luis Obispo
Arnold	Mary	Atascadero
Baird	Douglas & Diane	Atascadero
Bareis	Paul & Linda	Atascadero
Bareis	Paul & Linda	Atascadero
Barnes	Louis & Claudia	San Luis Obispo
Baty	Michael	San Luis Obispo
Bauer	Harald & Margi	Atascadero
Baugher	Ken & Pat	Atascadero
Bellefeuille	Ben	Atascadero
Benson	Mary Ellen	Cambria
Bentz	David & Kathleen	Atascadero
Bliss	Donald	Palmyra
Brocato	Joseph & Diane	San Luis Obispo
Carrubba	Robert & Beverly	Templeton
Cherry	Brady	Atascadero
Clay	Jerry	Atascadero
Cox	Robert & Glennis	Atascadero
Curtis	Suzanne	San Luis Obispo
Della Bitta	BG Larry (Janice Jonsin)	Atascadero
Destefani	Evelyn	San Luis Obispo
Dewar	Josephine	Pismo Beach
Doctor	Alan	Cambria
Dodge	Leroy	Mountain Ranch
Faulconer	Hal & Joanne	Atascadero
Foldberg	John & Carrie	Atascadero
Fonzi	Alfred & Roberta	Atascadero
Forester	Harvey, MD & Marg	Atascadero
Frank	Robert & Phyllis	Cayucos
Frayer	David & Connie	Atascadero
Friis	Gene	Lompoc
Geist	Lawrence & Barbara	Reno
Gong	John & Betty	Atascadero
Gruner	Richard	Pittsburg
Gustafson	Earl & Floy	Tracy
Haley	Jerel & Melissa	Atascadero
Haley	Tim & Janet	Atascadero
Harris	Bonnie	Santa Maria
Harris	William	Paso Robles
Harris	Leatha	Atascadero
Hathcock	Garff & Diana	Seal Beach
Hathcock	Richard	Shell Beach
Hawkins	Jim & Betsy	Paso Robles
Hirt	Donald & Margaret	Paso Robles
Hostetter	John & Lori	Avila Beach
Houston	William & Mary	Templeton
Humphreys	David & Joyce	Paso Robles
Hurd	Doris	Atascadero
Jackson	Raymond & Cindy	Paso Robles
Janney	Ronald & Caroline	Templeton
Johansen	Dennis & Jane	Santa Margarita
Johnson	Raymond & Helen	Atascadero
Jones	Jack	San Luis Obispo
Knight	Edith	Atascadero
Krumland	Randy & Gemma	Paso Robles
Kuhlenschmidt	Sharon & Keith	Arroyo Grande
Lippmann	Robert & Zedith	McMinnville
Martz	Robert	Atascadero
Moen	Richard & Holly	Atascadero
Molnar-Zalesny	Franceska	Morro Bay
Money	Christopher & Judith	San Luis Obispo
Montgomery	Victor & Randi	Avila Beach
Moore	Don & Shirley	Atascadero
Murphy	Jim	Los Osos
Oberg	John	Arroyo Grande
O'Brien	Richard	Morro Bay
Osborne	Paul & Katrina	Atascadero
Oseguera	Al & Marie (both Col)	Arroyo Grande
Oseguera	Al & Marie (both Col)	Arroyo Grande
Paletta	Col Yvette	San Luis Obispo
Passon	Ray	Atascadero
Paulson	John & Jacquie	Atascadero
Peterson	Andrew & Carla	Bradley
Pires	Bruce & Brenda	Atascadero
Prophet	Robert	Paso Robles
Rice	Wayne & Marcia	San Miguel
Riedman	Janet & Fred	Long Beach
Romero	David & Mary Belle	San Luis Obispo
Roza, JR	John	Atascadero
Sayne	Patrick	Paso Robles
Scully	John & Kathryn	Atascadero
Schneider	Catherine	Paso Robles
Seastrand	Andrea	San Luis Obispo
Simpson	Jesse	Atascadero
Smith	Byron & Bernadette	Atascadero
Smith, MD	Coral & Michele	Cambria
Spomer	William & Ann	Atascadero
Stacy	Richard	Cambria
Stacy	Walter & Doris	Cambria
Stout	Lou & Phyllis	San Luis Obispo
Sturtevant	Brian & Karyn	Atascadero
Trinchera	Sharrl	Stockton
Turano	Alice	Paso Robles
Veyna	Lt Col Steven & Margaret	Cayucos
Walter	Bernadette	Daly City
Ward	Chuck & Barbara	Atascadero
Watson	Nancy	Pismo Beach
Wilkins, Jr.	Robert & Bonnie	Atascadero
Williams	RADM Allen & Beverly	San Luis Obispo
Williams	Susan	Atascadero
Williams	Doris	Atascadero
Wright	Steve & Maria	Atascadero
Wyckoff	Bob	Lompoc

Business and Foundation Support:

COMPANY	CITY

AA Mini-Mart	Atascadero
BRU Coffeehouse	Atascadero
Central Coast Vet Museum	San Luis Obispo
Coldstone Ice Cream	Atascadero
Custom Waterfall Creations, Inc	Atascadero
Eagle Ranch, LLC	Ventura
Edgerton, John DDS, Inc.	Arroyo Grande
Filipponi & Thompson Drilling, Inc.	Atascadero
Hind Foundation	San Luis Obispo
Holiday Inn Express	Atascadero
Idler's Applicances	Paso Robles
Ilan Funke-Bilu, Attorney	Atascadero
Marine Corps League 680	San Luis Obispo
MOWW Patriotic Education Foundation	Washington DC
Rabobank	Arroyo Grande
Rancho Tee Motel	Atascadero
San Pasqual Trust, MacDonald Family Foundation	Los Angeles
Santa Lucia Sportsmens Assoc	Atascadero
SLO Board of Supervisors	San Luis Obispo
Spring Street Auto, Inc.	Paso Robles
T&S Maintenance Co.	Berkeley
Walmart Foundation	Sacramento
WM. Townsend Co.	Sacramento
Woody's Old Time Barber Shop	Atascadero