The Colorado Freedom Memorial was dedicated yesterday in Aurora.
Thirteen years in the making, the 95-foot wide, 12-foot tall structure consists of 21 glass panels at varying angles to signify fallen soldiers. The panes of glass are inscribed with the names of over 6,000 Coloradans killed in action and grouped by wars beginning with the Spanish-American War of 1898 and through Afghanistan.
Among the challenges over the years of creating the memorial was gathering the names because of poor record keeping in the early years of Colorado and a fire at the National Records Center in St. Louis in 1973.
The memorial is across the road from an entrance to Buckley Air Force Base and near the Springhill Golf Course in Aurora.
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