A new statue honoring women veterans has been commissioned for installation on the Veterans Plaza 2000 in Mountain Home and the group behind the effort is seeking donors to make the tribute a reality.
The proposed bronze statue will feature a female service member in a kneeling position holding a folded American flag and is planned for completion in 2027. Leading the effort is the Military Service Sisters, a female led veteran group formed in Mountain Home in 2017, which supports over 20,000 female veterans in Arkansas.
Member Hollie Scoma says making space to honor the sacrifices made by women is why the group decided to pursue the memorial’s installation.
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Scoma says many diverse groups of women have served in different capacities with new stories continually coming to light about the role they have played.
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The statue has been commissioned to be built in Kimball, MN by a company founded by police members that makes statues for fire, police and military memorials. An initial deposit has been made but additional funding is needed to complete it.
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Donations of $1,000 or more will recognized on a plaque as part of the memorial. Checks made out to Military Service Sisters can be mailed to Military Service Sisters, MSS Mountain Home Chapter, P.O. Box 103, Flippin, AR 72634. For questions or additional information please contact Fundraising Chair Lt Colonel Mary Walker at nessgroup@aol.com.
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