NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST – MATCHING DONATION TO THE SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT

SAN FRANCISCO, November 10, 2011 – The Native Sons of the Golden West today presented an oversized check in the amount of $10,000 to MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.) for the San Francisco Veterans Memorial Project. This donation represents donations totaling $5,000 from members of the Native Sons of the Golden West and a matching donation of $5,000 from the Native Sons San Francisco Hall Association. Thirty-five members of the Native Sons of the Golden West attended the check presentation in the Memorial Court between the War Memorial Opera House and Veterans Building, the site for the future San Francisco Veterans Memorial.
The Native Sons of the Golden West is one of the oldest historic preservation groups in California. Since 1875, the Native Sons has actively worked and raised funds to preserve the history of the State of California.
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War Memorial Board of Trustees Announces Winner of the San Francisco Veterans Memorial Design Competition

Design proposal of Susan Narduli & Andrea Cochran entitled “Passage of Remembrance” endorsed by War Memorial Board of Trustees.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2011 – The War Memorial Board of Trustees today endorsed the design proposal submitted by Susan Narduli and Andrea Cochran for the San Francisco Veterans Memorial.

Entitled Passage of Remembrance, the focal point of Susan Narduli and Andrea Cochran's proposal is a series of three reflection pools circumscribed by an octagon of stone. Seen from above, the pools form a circle of gently flowing water that glides over polished stone in sloping planes from the street to the garden below. The interplay between the circle and the octagon is meant to symbolize the merging of heaven and eternity (circle) and earth (octagon). An open metal weave walkway floats above the water and takes visitors through the memorial. The walkway is anchored on either side by basalt walls that reflect the image of passersby. The west wall is inscribed with a poem by World War I veteran Archibald MacLeish titled "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak".

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