News 5 anchor Rob Powers spent his Memorial Day in Silver Lake, where the community gathered to pay tribute to veterans.
The garden, which sits just outside city hall, includes bricks with veterans’ names on them, a water feature, an American flag, and a sculpture."We came up with some good ideas. We wanted to honor all veterans”, he said.The money needed was donated by people and businesses in Silver Lake.
Committee member John Schluep said, “People have good hearts, you know? People want to do the right thing, and they want to be part of this. It’s that connective tissue that makes this a community.”
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