Where may I find information about the Memorial?
Go to www.OnlineAtAnthem.com and click on Anthem Veterans Memorial. If you cannot find the answer to your question, email the Memorial Planning Committee at veteransmemorial [at] anthemcouncil [dot] com.
How may I help support the Memorial?
There are four ways in which you may support the Memorial:
I. Purchase Veteran Pavers ($150)
• Placed in the Circle of Honor, under the Memorial pillars.
• Three lines, each with 18 characters, including spaces.
First line: Name
Second line: Rank/ Rate (Write in Full)
Third line: Service Branch abbreviation* and Years in Service (1945-1979)
*USA, USMC, USN, USAF, USCG, USMM, AZANGB, AZAFNGB (National Guard: State abbreviation, Army or Air Force abbreviation, National Guard Bureau abbreviation).
II. Purchase Friend, Business or Organization Pavers ($200)
• Placed outside the Circle of Honor.
• Two lines, each with 18 characters, including spaces. The first line is designated for you.
First line: Donated By:
Second line: Name, Business or Organization*
*No special messages may be written on the pavers. Only a name, business or organization may be listed on the second line.
To see examples of Friend, Business or Organization Pavers, please visit our How to Assist page.
III. General Donations
You also may make a general donation. Go to our Purchase Paver/Donate page to learn more.
For donations under $499, recognition will be given on the Memorial website. For donations above $500, recognition will be given as a Friend of the Memorial at the Memorial site and on the Memorial website.
Learn more about the Friends of the Memorial.
IV. Volunteer
The Anthem Veterans Memorial Committee is looking for volunteers to assist with paver sales at events throughout the Valley.
If you would like to assist at these events, or volunteer your expertise in another way, email veteransmemorial [at] anthemcouncil [dot] com.
How many Veteran pavers and Friend, Business and Organization pavers will be sold?
The original design includes approximately 3000 Veteran pavers in the Circle of Honor. Should there be a need to expand the size of the Circle of Honor, the size of the circle may be extended. We will accommodate the number of Friend, Business and Organization pavers purchased.
What if I do not have all the information required on the Veteran form?
The form must be completed and payment must accompany the form to submit. You may not submit a partial form and complete it at a later time unless you wish to have some information withheld from the paver.
If you would like to have information withheld from a paver and leave a line or part of a line of the Veteran paver blank, simply draw a line through that area on the form and initial it.
How do I designate a Veteran MIA on the form?
On the third line of the form, include the Service Branch abbreviation. Include the year in which the Veteran entered the military, dash, MIA. Example: USA 1967-MIA
May I purchase more than one paver?
Yes. A separate form is required for each paver. To keep the forms together and to aid in our processing and placement of the pavers in the Memorial, please use the same purchaser name for each paver when purchasing multiple orders. You may write one check to cover the total cost of the pavers. Please staple the forms together prior to mailing or when received at the HOA/Council Office. Paper clip the check to the forms.
Yes. If you would like to pay by credit card, please make your purchase or donation online at www.OnlineAtAnthem.com, click on Anthem Veterans Memorial, Purchase Paver/Donate.
Only checks and money orders will be accepted at the HOA/Council office or Community Center front desk.
How do I make payable the check/money order?
Checks and money orders are made payable to: Anthem Way Foundation. Please write Anthem Veterans Memorial or AVM in the memo of the check.
Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes. Donations to the Anthem Veterans Memorial are tax deductible.
How will the pavers be placed? May I ask for a special location in the Circle of Honor?
The pavers will be placed in the order in which they are received, starting at The Great Seal and working in a circle from The Great Seal and out from that point. Due to the number of bricks in the Circle of Honor, we cannot guarantee any special placement of your paver. We will make every effort to keep family pavers together, as long as the same purchaser is provided on each of the multiple forms.
Does the Veteran have to be from Anthem to be honored by a paver?
No. A Veteran paver may be purchased to honor any U.S. Veteran.
May anyone purchase a paver, or do they have to be residents of Anthem?
Anyone may purchase a Veteran or Friend, Business, or Organization paver at any time.
The five marble pillars of diminishing sizes represent each of the five branches of the Armed Services.
The pillars will be set in a Circle of Honor with the engraved Veterans pavers. Only Veteran pavers will be included in the Circle of Honor.
Why are there holes in the pillars?
The elliptical openings are engineered so that on Veterans Day on the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour (11:11 a.m.), the sun’s rays will pass through the openings and illuminate a mosaic of The Great Seal of the United States.
The Memorial opened on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011. There was a formal opening ceremony and celebration that day.
In what order the pillars placed?
The pillars are placed according to the Department of Defense Directive of prescribed precedence: United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard.
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