Welcome Home Soldier is organized and operated for the purposes that are beneficial to the public interest, specifically for the erection and maintenance of a public monument of national magnitude to honor all United States Veterans, living or deceased.

MISSION STATEMENT
Welcome Home Soldier is organized and operated for the purposes that are beneficial to the public interest, specifically for the erection and maintenance of a public monument of national magnitude to honor all United States Veterans, living or deceased.

As we have watched our country honor soldiers like the true heroes that they are, it has stirred a great deal of emotion. It appears that our country has realized what we owe our soldiers. It is the desire of the Welcome Home Soldier Committee to build and maintain a monument that will honor our nations’ veterans – past, present, and future.

Located in the nation’s heartland, this monument will honor all veterans. Monroe County has generously donated eight acres of land on highway 34 (named after the 34th Infantry) just west of the city limits to make an honored place in the heart of Iowa and a grateful nation where all soldiers, living and deceased, can be at home with their comrades – a fitting home for this special kind of monument.

Welcome Home Soldier was organized by veterans. Led by a board of seven veterans, supported by a diverse advisory board and professional legal and financial consultants, we have enlisted dedicated individuals to ensure the success of our mission.

Memorializing both living and deceased alive duty peacetime and wartime honorable discharged veterans; this monument will immortalize their service to their country and a model of honor for future generations. To qualify, the veteran must have been active duty during peacetime or war time; also, any Reserve or National Guard members called active duty for other-than-training would be qualified.

Click here to view the names on the Memorial. 

	Concept Statement
	Donation Form
	White Crosses Information (updated January 2, 2013)

For any questions contact JIM KELLER, President of Welcome Home Soldier Board @ jigginjimmy@yahoo.com  – Cell Number: 641-777-1663 or any of the Welcome Home Soldier Board or

Board of Supervisor members at (641) 932-7706

Denny Ryan or Mike Beary via email

John Hughes via email

Veteran's Affairs Director Diane Durian at (641) 932-5622 or via email

Pictures of the progress

Here is a model of what the Welcome Home Soldier park will look like when the Crosses and Flags are in place. Click on any of the photo's below to see a larger image.