Gordon College

Gordon College Military Memorial & Plaza

Why do we need it?

Gordon veterans have many markers and monuments throughout our national cemetery system as well as at private resting places. Our fallen Gordon graduates and faculty are named in state memorials and on The Wall in Washington, DC. However, there is no place where all this comes together, no place to tell the story of Gordon graduates and faculty who served and gave their lives in defense of this nation.

This is the opportunity for Gordon alumni, faculty, and students to honor the sacrifices of our finest and best who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

It brings us all together at a place where memories were formed, friendships developed, and life lessons learned.

It provides a permanent memorial accessible to all – students, faculty, family, and friends alike.

What will it be?

Artist Rendering of the Gordon College Military Memorial & Plaza

A memorial to all who have served and continue to serve our great nation especially to those who fell in combat, whose names will be listed from all engagements – those that have been and those to come – in the order in which they were taken from us.

A monument of the military past of Gordon College. A place that recognizes the giants on whose shoulders today's college stands.

A powerful design built on the concept of a circle of sacred ground in the form of a plaza linking Lambdin Hall and the future student center with a pedestrian walkway. The walkway will be lined with shade trees and anchored at each end with sitting areas. A large circular fountain is the centerpiece of the northern end of the plaza. The four columned portico representing old Lambdin Hall links the past with the future and is highlighted by the two cannons placed on each side representing the historical context of the memorial.

Memorial Site Plan

A place to provide opportunity for reflection as well as commemoration.  A destination that tells our children and grandchildren (and yes, great-grandchildren) about our Gordon connection, the legacy, and those many friends and comrades in uniform, past and present, who remain in memory.

A visible reminder seen by those who take part in or attend graduations and who visit the Gordon College campus. A remembrance of past associations having had a marked impact on lives through the lessons of the classroom and life friendships held dearly.

Where will the money come from?

Voluntary Donations from people like you – alumni, faculty, family, friends of Gordon.

The total cost for the project is estimated at approximately $350,000, including all design, construction, and management costs.

When 350 donors pledge $1,000 each, we will begin construction of the military memorial and plaza. Our goal is to do this in three years—by 2012. Gifts can be made in a single payment or $334/yr. for three years or $28/mo. for 36 months. Gifts of any size are appreciated.

Gordon alumni and faculty have fought and died around the globe in numerous wars and conflicts defending our nation, leaving their mark in history in the preservation of freedom.  It is our purpose to create a place to preserve the memory of their lives and legacy, a place for us to reflect on their lives and legacy.

It’s time to build a place to honor them.  We, the Gordon alumni, faculty, students and friends will be the ones to do it. If not us, who? If not now, when?

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