The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has begun construction work on the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park Pavilion adjacent to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.
The pavilion’s footprint and landscape design will evoke the image of a senior enlisted rank insignia in the Marine Corps. Benches will be spaced for quiet reflection and a tranquil view will be seen from inside the pavilion looking out to the National Museum of the Marine Corps and surrounding grounds.
The pavilion is funded by Marine veteran, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tim Day, his wife Sandy, and the Timothy T. Day Foundation.
“Tim and Sandy Day’s generosity has transformed the landscape of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Heritage Center,” said retired Maj. Gen. James W. Lukeman, president and CEO of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. “Tim and Sandy have enhanced Semper Fidelis Memorial Park and the National Museum of the Marine Corps with spaces where visitors from around the world will come to remember the sacrifices of Marines now and for future generations.”
The Days have previously sponsored the Museum’s construction, the Park’s Timothy T. Day Overlook and the Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel that is also located within the grounds of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
The pavilion is part of a larger enhancement effort at Semper Fidelis Memorial Park and is scheduled to be finished in Spring 2024. When completed, the park will feature 17 additional memorial locations, three new rally points, a new memorial wall for unit plaques, space for over 22,000 new commemorative bricks to be placed along with pathway, and almost another mile of ADA compliant pathways for visitors.
Related
Other features of the park expansion include a Marine medium girder bridge - a lightweight bridge that can be assembled without help from heavy equipment - and a new footbridge.
For more information, visit the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation website here. Marineheritage.org.
Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.
Related
