(Fairmont, MN)--A new addition to the Martin County Veterans Memorial in Fairmont is expected to arrive by Veterans Day.
The memorial’s Compassion and Valor statues feature a female nurse tending to a wounded soldier. The statues have been in the works for some time and are expected to be installed soon, completing the original vision for the memorial, which was dedicated in May of 2024.
Officials say donations, including support from the Anderson Sneed Foundation, have covered the statue’s cost of more than 100-thousand dollars.
Last month, 24 additional veterans’ names were added to the memorial, with five more names already collected for a planned addition next spring.
