From Concept to Reality

Picture  This On Granite was honored to provide its expertise and services to help create granite military memorials and veteran granite memorials,  for Hillsborough’s Veterans Park, located in Tampa, Florida, USA.  Many granite military memorial monuments such as the Spanish-American War Memorial, the Committed Forces Walk Memorial, the Iraq Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial can now be admired throughout the Park.

Hillsborough Veterans Memorial Park – Committed Forces Walk

The latest addition to the Hillsborough’s Veterans Park from Picture This On Granite, is the Committed Forces Walk who was unveiled on March 1st, 2014. For this monument, 1/2 inch PGHD™ laser-etched black granite plaques were installed on 26-inch x 14-inch x 36/21 inch slants pedestals also built by Picture This On Granite creating a spectacular circular plaza.

Hillsborough Veterans Memorial Park – Spanish-American War Memorial

For the Spanish-American War Memorial, Hal Youmans, a member of the committee of volunteers working with the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department within Hillsborough County, Florida, imagined 16 engraved granite plaques of 24-inch x 18-inch x 1/2 inch thick, two laser-etched circular sign panels and a large circular world map to glorify the courage of the Spanish-American War Soldiers. The monument was completed and unveiled by the summer of 2013.

Hillsborough Veterans Memorial Park – Iraq Memorial

For the Iraq Memorial, a T-Wall used in Iraq to protect soldiers from gunshots and explosions was already erected in the Hillsborough’s Veterans Park. Picture This On Granite had the mandate to embellish the back of the T-Wall and to honor the soldiers who fought in Iraq by installing 86 engraved black granite plaques of various sizes.