FAIRMONT – The final major addition to the Martin County Veterans Memorial in Fairmont is expected to arrive by Veterans Day, November 11th. The memorial’s Compassion and Valor statues feature a female nurse tending to a wounded soldier. The statues have been in the works for some time and are expected to be installed soon, completing the original vision for the memorial, which was dedicated in May of 2024. Officials say donations, including support from the Anderson Sneed Foundation, have covered the statue’s cost of more than 100-thousand dollars. Other recent additions include 11 military aircraft and four boat silhouettes along the back of the memorial wall. Local company Wiederhoeft Welding donated the materials and machining for those displays. In October, 24 additional veterans’ names were added to the memorial, with five more names already collected for a planned addition next spring. Moving forward, the committee’s focus will be on maintaining the memorial grounds, flags and displays so the site continues to honor Martin County veterans.
