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Local veterans ask Owensboro commission to restore WWII memorial and add monument honoring female veterans

5550574 · August 6, 2025
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Two veterans and organizers asked the commission to restore the World War II memorial and to approve space downtown for a new monument recognizing female veterans, citing local Owensboro women who served in World War II.

Two local veterans and organizers spoke during the public forum urging the Owensboro City Commission to restore the city’s World War II memorial and to approve a new monument that specifically honors female veterans.

Melody Wallace, a teacher and U.S. Navy veteran, and Natasha Concrete, an Army veteran and local business owner, told the commission they and other female veterans have formed a committee and developed a vision for a downtown sculpture to recognize female service…

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