Groundbreaking Ceremony For Longview’s New Veterans Plaza

LONGVIEW — The city of Longview and the Veterans Recognition Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a new veterans plaza planned for Teague Park. According to a city news release, the Veterans Recognition Foundation plans to design and build the plaza to honor the service and sacrifices of veterans and their families. The foundation is a registered non-profit corporation working in coordination with other veterans organizations in the region to make the plaza a reality. The plan is to locate the plaza on approximately two acres along the west shore of the lake at Teague Park. The plaza will be open to the general public. Plans include a Vietnam memorial wall, MIA/POW memorial, wall of tears, and more.