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Council approves Field of Heroes Memorial display as part of special events approvals
Summary
The Tulsa City Council approved a package of special-event permits that includes the annual Field of Heroes installation; organizers said the display will run Memorial Day weekend with roughly 800 boots and evening lighting for private visits by families.
The Tulsa City Council approved a group of special-event permits that included the Field of Heroes memorial installation, an annual display of military boots representing fallen service members.
Organizer Joshua Starks asked the council for approval of the Field of Heroes special-event permit and described the installation’s schedule: boots placed May 23, a dedication ceremony May 24 and the display remaining through May 26 for Memorial Day weekend. Starks said the installation last year featured more than 700 boots and that this year’s display will include about 800; he added the site is lit at night so family members can visit privately.
"We put the boots out on the 23rd, the dedication will be on the 24th, and we run that all the way through until the 26th, the entire Memorial Day weekend," Starks said. "We have lights out there ... so they have private time at night that they can come by and see it."
Council discussion included a question from Councilor Bridle asking Starks to confirm dates. Councilor Phil Lakin praised the installation and its impact on veterans and families, noting a story Starks shared about a police officer who played bagpipes during a rainstorm in front of a set of boots.
The motion to approve items 4(b) through 4(w) on the agenda — the set of special-event permits that included the Field of Heroes — was made and seconded and passed on a roll call. The approval was part of an omnibus vote covering multiple special-event applications on the mayor’s calendar.
Organizers asked the public to visit and pay respects during the display; Starks said the installation also hosts gold star families and that volunteers coordinate a brunch for those families.
Items approved with this motion were read into the record as part of the mayor’s items package and were forwarded for implementation per standard special-event permitting processes.
