02-08-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military to La Porte. Milissa and John Guyon are Honorary Board Members for the Gold Star Family Memorial Monument, Hershel Woody Williams Medal of Honor Foundation (HWWMOHF). The Guyon family and local monument committee members have begun the fund raising campaign for the monument by the hosting of the PFC Matthew K. Guyon Golf Tournament, which will be held on May 17, 2021 at the Bay Forest Golf Course in La Porte. table 501c3 non- Williams to establish Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments in communities throughout the country, sponsor Gold Star Family outreach programs, provide Living Legacy scholarships to eligible Gold Star Children, and to advocate for educational ate sacrifice made by their Loved One. The Foundation wishes to educate the community about these sacrifices, reminding us all that freedom has not been and is not free. T monument was complete, a new mission became clear to Woody and those at the in as many communities as possible in all 50 states and US territories. The Guyon family, along with the local monument committee comprised of Steve Deardorff and Jeff Martin has approached the City of La Porte for permission to construct a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Five Points Park, which is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Street in downtown La Porte. This monument would be two-sided tribute made of black granite. One side would bear would tell a story through four (4) granite panels: Homeland, Family, Patriot, and Sacrifice. The and their fallen Heroes. At the center of the tribute would be a silhouette of the Loved One who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of Freedom. Staff has provided a photo as well as engineering diagrams of the monument for City Council to better understand the layout of the memorial monument. Staff has researched the area at Five Points and believe the ideal location of the construction of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument would be in the circle area at the far southwestern portion of the park. Staff has provided photos and an aerial map to better familiarize the Council as to where the monument could be located.