User:Snacky3/Freedom Memorial Park

Freedom Memorial Park is an outdoor park dedicated to the United States military service members with a particular emphasis on local service members that gave their lives to during combat. Why is it so important? Freedom Memorial Park provides a tangible link between the Fayetteville /Cumberland County community and loved once that have served in the military.

It’s located in downtown Fayetteville North Carolina, the home of Fort Bragg Army Base, Pope Air force Base and Camp Mackall. The military arrived in Fayetteville in September 1918, and the local culture has been deeply shaped by it ever since. It was this connection to the military that eventually provided the ground swell of financial support from the local community that funded the park. The Freedom Memorial Park Committee of the Cumberland Community Foundation, the agency that maintains the park is still seeking to expand it through ordinary donations or by allowing the public to purchase “pavers”. Pavers are granite stones that have been inscribed with names of loved ones or sponsors to acknowledge their support of the military service members. The park is set on a grassy lot in downtown Fayetteville. It features granite monuments representing various wars or police actions. Each is inscribed with the names of local soldiers that died in combat and other relevant information. There is also a reflection pool near the main monument at the center of the park.