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Dayton VA site of new veterans ‘Walk of Honor’ tribute

A Defenders of Freedom Walk of Honor brick walkway will pay tribute to veterans and their supporters at the Dayton VA. The brick fundraising campaign will help pay for organ restoration at the Protestant Chapel (pictured here in an historic photo) and other renovations, organizers say. DAYTON VA ARCHIVES

A Defenders of Freedom Walk of Honor brick walkway will pay tribute to veterans and their supporters at the Dayton VA. The brick fundraising campaign will help pay for organ restoration at the Protestant Chapel (pictured here in an historic photo) and other renovations, organizers say. DAYTON VA ARCHIVES
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By Barrie Barber
Oct 5, 2017
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A new brick walkway at the Dayton VA Medical Center campus will pay homage to veterans and those who support them, organizers say.

The Defenders of Freedom Walk of Honor is set to be dedicated in a 2 p.m. ceremony Friday, Oct. 6. The ceremony will be at a garrison flag next to the campus bandstand and in front of Building 320, a community living center on Ohio Avenue, Dayton VA spokesmen said.

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The laser-engraved bricks are part of an American Veterans Heritage Center fund-raising campaign to raise money to restore an original organ in the Protestant Chapel, built in 1870 on the campus, and additional renovations, officials said.

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So far, the bricks project has received a $5,000 donation and more than 100 bricks have been installed along the walkway, according to Dayton VA spokesman Raymond Hoy.

For additional information or to buy a brick, log onto www.fundraisingbrick.com/AVHC.

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