Veteran's Memorial Park

Memorial Day, 2016

This is a video that we shot at the Veteran's Memorial Park in Cedar Park, TX on Memorial Day. Given the design of the park we thought it would be fitting to film it from the air to show the overall design. The monument was designed by artist Gregory Beck of Fort Worth, TX and opened in 2011. The path leading up to the center of the monument is lined with engraved paver stones with the names and dates of service of brave men and women who have served both past and present. There are also two paver stones that honor the victims of 9-11 and the firefighters and police officers that gave their lives that day.

Along the pathway their stands a box that you can deposit retired American flags in. The flags are then properly disposed of in a fire pit a few yards away. At the center of the spiral pathway is a 22ft marble statue that has laser engraved panels with very realistic pictures representing each branch of the U.S. Military. The statue of the soldier that stands watch over the park was modeled after a local soldier, Matthew Morris, who was killed in 2008 by a bomb in Iraq. We can only imagine how his family feels when they visit the park and see their loved one forever standing guard over the memorial.

We have been to the park several times over the years but we had never seen the park from the air. As soon as I piloted the drone over the memorial itself we were in awe of the overall design. You cannot fully appreciate the spiral design unless you see it from above so we decided to share what we saw so others can appreciate it also. Even though it is a little long, we hope you enjoy this video.

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