Fallen Soldier Memorial Coming to Snellville City Hall Grounds

If you come to City Hall in Snellville on Thursday, you will stand amid a sea of military boots — 119 pairs, each representing a Georgia service member who has died in Iraq.

Most of the boots were collected from thrift stores and military surplus stores. A few were donated by the families of soldiers, although none of the ones in Georgia are the actual boots of the dead, Zerkel said.

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UPDATE: this blog has a photo

(on a related note, I started a group of artists who offer no charge compassionate portraits to families who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom - www.SoldierPortraits.org)

Homesick for Snellville?

This post is for our Military "over there,"... wherever you might be - Europe or in Iraq, we are thinking about you here in Snellville.

Maybe you have found the blog when you were looking for news from home, and if so I'm glad you did.


I hope that everyone local who reads this blog will give a "shout out" to all our Military men and women by way of a Comment on this blog.

The weather today in Snellville is just gorgeous. It's sunny but not too hot. It's just really a beautiful day. Fall is in the air just a bit. Sometimes we are having to wear a sweater or something in the morning, but it's totally fine. I'm listening to the drone of a lawnmower.

I hope that when you get home, you will like the changes in Snellville. With our new city hall, the view of Snellville as you drive eastward is really nice. A few nights ago, they had a jazz concert
near Snellville City Hall.

Well anyway, we miss you and hope you will be home soon. I greatly appreciate all that you are doing.

If you are military and you're from the Snellville area and you saw this message, leave us a comment if you have time!