Veterans group requests $5,000 for Howard County memorial and grounds; commissioners table request

Tryon Barnhill, president of the Howard County Vietnam Veterans Organization, addressed the board seeking $5,000 to support operations and upgrades at the organization’s facility (including memorial garden expansion, road paving and building repairs). Barnhill said the organization’s primary fundraising source is an annual reunion and that the group is pursuing grants and corporate donations. He noted the county previously contributed $7,500 toward paving and other work.