Purchase a Paver

Honor a veteran with an engraved brick or granite paver at the Courthouse Veterans Monument. Type the inscription exactly as it should be cut — a committee member reviews it before it goes to the engraver.

Make checks payable to THE VETERANS REMEMBRANCE FUND and mail to: Union County Foundation, Attn: Veterans Remembrance Fund, PO Box 608, Marysville, OH 43040. To pay by credit or debit card, visit the Union County Foundation website.

Questions? Call 937-642-9618 or email vetmonument@co.union.oh.us. All pavers purchased are dedicated at the Voice From The Stone program each November.

A committee member will confirm the exact engraving with you before it is cut — no payment is requested until your inscription is approved.

1. Paver size *

Standard 4 x 8 x 2½ Red Paver Brick $50 3 lines of up to 15 characters Square 8 x 8 x 2½ Red Paver Brick $100 5 lines of up to 15 characters Square 24 x 24 x 2½ Blue-Gray Granite Paver $1,000 8 lines of up to 24 characters

2. Inscription *

Type what you would like on the paver, in your own words

Dedication line In memory of In honor of Veteran is deceased living

One letter, number, space, or punctuation mark per box, exactly as it will be cut. Suggested wording: name, rank, branch of service, unit, conflict, "in memory of".

Common rank abbreviations

Officers (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps)

GEN General; LTG Lieutenant General; MG Major General; BG Brigadier General; COL Colonel; LTC Lieutenant Colonel; MAJ Major; CPT Captain; 1LT First Lieutenant; 2LT Second Lieutenant; MWO Master Warrant Officer; CWO Chief Warrant Officer; WO Warrant Officer.

Navy and Coast Guard officers

ADM Admiral; VADM Vice Admiral; RADM Rear Admiral; COMO Commodore; CAPT Captain; CDR Commander; LCDR Lieutenant Commander; LT Lieutenant; LTJG Lieutenant Junior Grade; ENS Ensign; WO Warrant Officer.

Army enlisted

SMA Sergeant Major of the Army; CSM Command Sergeant Major; SGM Sergeant Major; 1SG First Sergeant; MSG Master Sergeant; SFC Sergeant First Class; SSG Staff Sergeant; PSG Platoon Sergeant; SGT Sergeant; CPL Corporal; PFC Private First Class; PVT Private; SP4 Specialist Fourth Class.

Marine Corps enlisted

MGySgt Master Gunnery Sergeant; 1stSgt First Sergeant; MSgt Master Sergeant; GySgt Gunnery Sergeant; SSgt Staff Sergeant; Sgt Sergeant; Cpl Corporal; LCpl Lance Corporal; PFC Private First Class; PVT Private.

Air Force enlisted

CMSgt Chief Master Sergeant; SMSgt Senior Master Sergeant; MSgt Master Sergeant; TSgt Technical Sergeant; SSgt Staff Sergeant; Sgt Sergeant; SrA Senior Airman; A1C Airman First Class; Amn Airman.

Navy and Coast Guard enlisted

MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer; SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer; CPO Chief Petty Officer; PO1 Petty Officer First Class; PO2 Petty Officer Second Class; PO3 Petty Officer Third Class; SN Seaman; SA Seaman Apprentice; SR Seaman Recruit.

Merchant Marine

Cpt Captain; 1st Mate; 2nd Mate; 3rd Mate; HM Helmsman; Ch Engr Chief Engineer; 1st Engr; 2nd Engr; 3rd Engr; CS Chief Steward; CC Chief Cook; CP Chief Pantryman; CWM Chief Waiter Messman.

3. Purchaser

Your name * Your email *

Your phone Address

City State Zip

Veteran / honoree name Anything else for the committee The inscription shown is exactly as I want it cut.