Contributors

The Community Veterans Memorial began with a vision and a dream expressed by a committee of local veterans. Since then, The Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc., has spearheaded the program. The organization donated the 6.5 acres of land - worth more than $800,000 - and established a charitable fund to help raise the capital needed for construction.

Contributors to the capital campaign

We are forever grateful to the following businesses, organizations and individuals for their contributions to the start-up campaign of the Memorial.

Donations are always welcome to assist with the preservation and beautification of the Memorial. If you would like to make a donation or purchase a brick for the commemorative pathway, click here.

Contributors

  • American Legion Post 168, Hammond, IN
  • Bank Calumet
  • Barbara & Dean White Foundation
  • Build Indiana Fund
  • Citizens Financial Services
  • Committee to Support Mayor Duane W. Dedelow, Jr. - Hammond, IN
  • Community Hospital Medical & Dental Staff
  • Donald C. Gardner Trust
  • Dr. & Mrs. Domenico Lazzaro
  • Dr. Alan F. Harre
  • Dr. Alonzo K. Morrissey
  • Hammond Clinic
  • James A. Gammon Foundation
  • Largus Printing, Munster, IN
  • Legacy Foundation, Merrillville, IN
  • Mercantile National Bank, Hammond
  • Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Long
  • Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Luerssen
  • Mr. & Mrs. John S. Gray
  • Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kennel
  • Mr. Clare Oesterle
  • Mr. John Schoon
  • Mr. Terry W. McMahon
  • Sand Ridge Bank, Highland, IN
  • The Community Hospital
  • The Community Hospital Auxiliary
  • The Munster Civic Foundation
  • The Munster Lions Club
  • Tim's Landscape Service, Griffith, IN
  • VFW Post 2697, Munster. IN
  • 113th Eng. Battalion, IN 
  • Andrew Bielland 
  • Army National Guard, Gary, IN 
  • Army Navy Surplus Store, Hammond, IN 
  • Chuck Crary 
  • Clyde Colgrove 
  • Elaine Olson
  • George Bohn 
  • Harold Simpson
  • John Dale 
  • Larry Smith
  • Marty Francis
  • Mr. Richard H. Tomlinson
  • National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
  • Norman Schoon
  • Peter Chang 
  • Raymond Fary
  • The Great Lakes Museum of Military History, Michigan City, IN
  • Thomas Drake
  • Tom Clark
  • American Medical Oxygen Sales Corp., Hammond, IN
  • American Savings FSB, Munster, IN
  • ATG Corporation, Crown Point, IN
  • Betty Graun
  • Caroll E. Austin
  • Cerestar USA Inc
  • Dr. & Mrs. G. J. Volan
  • Dr. & Mrs. George C. Rasch
  • Dr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Levin
  • Dr. & Mrs. Howard J. Marcus
  • Dr. & Mrs. Howard L. Wilder
  • Dr. & Mrs. Leon L. Ampel
  • Dr. & Mrs. Manuel R. Luna
  • Dr. & Mrs. Sirus A. Hadawi
  • Dr. & Mrs. T. F. Wooden
  • Dr. Barot & Associates, Munster, IN
  • Dr. George Kelly
  • First Presbyterian Church of Highland, Highland, IN
  • Golden Times, Schererville, IN
  • Griffith Free Methodist Church, Griffith, IN
  • Harrah's East Chicago Casino
  • Korean Veterans Association, East Chicago, IN
  • Kuiper Funeral Home, Highland, IN
  • LeHayne Funeral Home, Hammond, IN
  • M.P. Nidetz
  • Major General Dean Sangalis
  • Manette DeCremer
  • Marcus Jewelers, Highland, IN
  • Meyers Heating & Cooling, Inc., Griffith, IN
  • Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Dieterich
  • Mr. & Mrs. Clarence O. Pearson
  • Mr. & Mrs. David F. Shafer
  • Mr. & Mrs. David McCoy
  • Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Belgrad
  • Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Gamson
  • Mr. & Mrs. George Oakley
  • Mr. & Mrs. Harold Birndorf
  • Mr. & Mrs. Harold Paddor
  • Mr. & Mrs. Harold Vierk
  • Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Stine
  • Mr. & Mrs. James L. Borowitz
  • Mr. & Mrs. James O'Neal
  • Mr. & Mrs. James Oliver
  • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Schaffner
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Cindy Gasey
  • Mr. & Mrs. John Byrne
  • Mr. & Mrs. John P. Rincon
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Purves
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joseph I. Knesek
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Straus
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Newell
  • Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Raab
  • Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Cane
  • Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Buksar
  • Mr. & Mrs. Neal Hirsch
  • Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Bartak
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenfield
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Teibel
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Gardner
  • Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Rigg
  • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kovich
  • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tonkovich
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ron Karns
  • Mr. & Mrs. Steve Coulis
  • Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kassel
  • Mr. & Mrs. William J. Pfister
  • Mr. Alvin D. Star
  • Mr. Andrew A. Bielland
  • Mr. Arnold Heltzer
  • Mr. Charles F. Heuer
  • Mr. Dale E. Baker
  • Mr. David Schneider
  • Mr. Edwin F. Lebryk
  • Mr. Ernest Karmin
  • Mr. Gregory Redlarczyk
  • Mr. J. Ronald Furman
  • Mr. Jack Dietrich
  • Mr. Jacob Abegg
  • Mr. Jeffrey Oesterle
  • Mr. John E. Rokosz
  • Mr. Lloyd S. Kupferberg
  • Mr. Michael Kometz
  • Mr. Palmer C. Singeleton, Jr.
  • Mr. Paul A. Hmurovich, Jr.
  • Mr. Richard Gamez
  • Mr. Richard J. Pellar
  • Mr. Rob Stier
  • Mr. Thomas M. Zimmerman
  • Mr. Thomas S. Gozdecki III
  • Mr. William C. Luebcke
  • Mrs. Amy S. Roth
  • Mrs. Danuta Bembenista Panich
  • Mrs. Elaine R. Olson
  • Mrs. Elsie K. Lammering
  • Mrs. Grace Wood
  • Mrs. Myra Rosenbloom
  • Ms. Bernice C. Rybicki
  • Ms. Caryl LeRoy
  • Ms. Charisse A. Spitzer
  • Ms. Charlene R. Rossa
  • Ms. Christine Petsas
  • Ms. Claudia Pellar
  • Ms. Elaine N. Reihel
  • Ms. Faith C. Pratt
  • Ms. Jessica Koo
  • Ms. Joan G. Richman
  • Ms. June M. Slamka
  • Ms. Marilyn Levinson
  • Ms. Patricia A. Baldwin
  • Ms. Valerie Theodore
  • Munster Historical Society, Munster, IN
  • Optimist Club of Hammond, IN
  • R.A. Dembinski
  • Ruman, Clements & Holub, Hammond, IN
  • St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Griffith, IN
  • The Times
  • Thomas Troller
  • Tri-Electronics, Hammond, IN
  • VFW Post 2697, Munster, IN
  • VFW Post 7881 Auxiliary, Hammond, IN
  • Winter Magic Festival
  • Zandstra's Store for Men, Highland, IN

  • Frank Korba
  • Ispat Inland, Inc.
  • Kerger Enterprises, Schererville, IN
  • Mr. & Mrs. David Nellans
  • Mr. & Mrs. George Erickson
  • Mr. & Mrs. Matt & Ruth Kerger
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Neff
  • Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Liz DeGiulio
  • Mr. Edward P. Robinson
  • Mr. Gary Rassel
  • Mr. James W. Dye
  • Mr. Terry McMahon
  • Mrs. June M. Slamka
  • Ms. Patricia O'Connell
  • Munster Rotary Club
  • Munster Womens' Club
  • Sandra S. Woodard
  • VFW Post 2697, Munster, IN
  • Fairmeadows Pharmacy, Inc.
  • Hasse Construction Company
  • Mr. Charles L. Zandstra
  • Mr. Marvin Weiss
  • People's Bank
  • Barbara & Dean White Foundation
  • Mr. Thomas J. Lasbury
  • The McCormick Tribune Foundation
  • Burns-Kish Funeral Homes, Inc.
  • Centier Bank
  • Dean Sangalis
  • Denise Gurley
  • Diana Perez
  • Don Powers Agency
  • Dr. & Mrs. George Compton
  • Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Reed
  • Elaine Olson
  • Elizabeth Mahoney
  • Hammond Woman's Club
  • Harrah's East Chicago Casino & Hotel
  • Hartsfield Village, Munster, IN
  • Highland Student Councils, Highland, IN
  • Joanne Hall
  • JWP/Hyre Electric, Highland, IN
  • Kay Campbell
  • Mr. & Mrs. David & JoAnne Schafer
  • Mr. & Mrs. David Nellans
  • Mr. & Mrs. James & Dorothy Zaun
  • Mr. & Mrs. John & Audrey Meyer
  • Mr. & Mrs. John Mybeck
  • Mr. & Mrs. Joy & Charles Schoemaker
  • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harrigan
  • Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Susan Wood
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Neff
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Sylvia Komyatte
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ronald & Karen Millies
  • Mr. Fred Berglund
  • Mr. Gary Rassel
  • Mr. James J. Piekarczyk
  • Mr. John Hluska
  • Mr. Joseph Miles
  • Mr. Mike Remec
  • Mr. Ralph Papesh, Munster, IN
  • Mrs. Shirley Nowaczyk
  • Ms. Alice A. Robinson
  • Ms. Barbara McQueen
  • Ms. Linda Del Favero
  • Ms. Marion G. Fulte
  • Ms. Michelle Vogt
  • Ms. Shirley Jacobs
  • Munster Fraternal Order of Police, Munster, IN
  • Musetta Yeager
  • Olthoff Homes, LLC, Schererville, IN
  • Peer Cabinet & Countertop, Inc., Crown Point, IN
  • Precision Construction
  • Ray Guiden
  • Shirley, Arentz, MaryJo Peters
  • Signatures Awards
  • St. Thomas Moore School Student Council 2003
  • Strack & Van Til
  • Sun Realty
  • Suncrest Christian Church, St. John, IN
  • Tri Electronics
  • Tri-State Hose, Munster, IN
  • VFW Memorial Post 1109
  • Vidimos, Inc., East Chicago, IN
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