Mrs. Hal Baldwin has expressed wishes that in lieu of flowers, an alternative to the Hal Baldwin scholarship, donations could be made to the Veterans Memorial Plaza.” The Air Force had been such a big portion of Hal’s life and he had always wanted the plaza to be an attractive addition to the City of Schertz. He purchased an engraved brick for the floor of the plaza.
A fitting memorial to his memory would be the purchase of an item to be placed in the plaza. A bronze plaque indicating this desire would be attached to that item. He had worked with many of the veterans in this area and felt that a plaza would be a most appropriate expression of his feelings and of those who appreciate the service of veterans from all of the branches of the military.
Next to God and family, country and city have been paramount in Hal’s life and he worked tirelessly for those entities. Consequently, a lasting memorial in the veterans plaza in Hal’s memory would express gratitude for his devotion to all veterans and his appreciation for their efforts and sacrifice.
The Veterans Plaza Board in Schertz, Texas was formed with the mission of providing a memorial plaza dedicated to honoring all who serve in the uniformed services of the United States of America, past, present, and future.
The Plaza will be constructed on a highly visible tract of land on Schertz Parkway. Not only was this site graciously provided by the City of Schertz, but the City has committed to maintaining the Plaza once it is completed.
The Plaza will be a pentagon over a star with its five tips pointing to individual monuments representing the five branches of the military. A smaller pentagon within the star will be the central point of the plaza and contain three flags; national, state, and POW. In front of the central pentagon will be a bronze statue of a young boy saluting a bronze Battle Cross statue situated on a small rocky hill.
The floor of the pentagon-shaped design is to be constructed of engraved brick pavers honoring individual veterans. A form is located at Paver Donation Form for purchasing these pavers should you care to have your veteran honored in this Plaza.
Construction of the Plaza is to be funded thru donations, sponsors, paver sales, and probably a lot of volunteer effort. Anyone wishing to make a donation or sponsor one of the items shown in the at Contributory Purchases may do so by writing a check to the VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA and mailing it to:
Veterans Memorial Plaza
c/o Schertz Bank and Trust
519 Main Street
Schertz, Texas 78154
All donations, contributions and paver purchases are tax deductible under the provisions of the 501(c)3 of VFW Post 8315, Schertz TX 78154.
We truly appreciate your consideration of this testimonial to all of our veterans past, present and future. Please return to this site frequently to keep up to date on our activities.
Sincerely,
The Veterans Plaza Board
