How the Freedom Memorial in Great Falls, Virginia came to be

Community, volunteers, public service, duty, honor, country. Built and funded by the community through in-kind and monetary donations. Dedicated November 13, 2004.

Fact sheet prepared by the late Milburn Sanders, the first Secretary of the Friends of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial and founder of the Great Falls Historical Society:

Fact sheet regarding the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, by Great Falls historian Milburn Sanders
Fact sheet regarding the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, by Great Falls historian Milburn Sanders

Video about the creation of the Freedom Memorial, produced by Nancy Wilson:

To see remarks in the Congressional Record by Congressman Frank Wolf in recognition of the dedication of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, click here.

Pictures from the dedication of the Freedom Memorial on November 13, 2004, are available here.

To see the contemporaneous press release from Fairfax County about the dedication ceremony for the Freedom Memorial, click here.