It was on Veterans Day 2022 that fundraising began for what would become one of Colorado’s memorials to Veterans and the Fallen. Four years later, the Loveland Veterans Honor Monument was all but complete, again on Veterans Day.
How Big Is the Loveland Veterans Honor Monument?
When you think of all the sacrifices that members of the military have given over the decades, two acres of land in east Loveland seems the least that we as a community can do. When you visit the monument, you are taken aback by how big and well-designed the site is in person.
The Veterans Honor Monument covers wars/conflicts dating back to WWI, with room to acknowledge other military operations in the future; even the Cold War gets acknowledged. There are seven panels representing the branches of the U.S. military: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard…