INSPIRED BY OUR
July 4th Tribute to
Veterans Past and Present
An
Overview of the next project:
America's children can witness the
formation of the greatest nation in mankind's
history as it unfolds. With their parents, friends
and family members, they can immerse themselves
in the 1700's colonies, in period clothing and
surroundings they select.
They will
walk and talk with founders Thomas Jefferson, Thomas
Paine or John Adams in a 1770's America. The
Founder's words come from actual letters, documents
and news sources of the day.
They will listen to the Founders as they discuss and
craft the Declaration of Independence and our
Constitution.
They may march with Paul Revere to the Boston Tea
Party.
America's children will learn the meaning of
sacrifice, loyalty and how values and rights granted
by God built our nation.
Looking Back
All gave some... Some
gave all
June 19, 2009, Sacramento,
CA
The All Wars Memorial
obelisk, that stands
silently, strong and tall on
the grounds of California's
Capitol, will serve as a
unique model for its Virtual
World counterpart within the
Veterans Village Memorial
Park. Groundbreaking
ceremonies are scheduled for
July 4th, with completion
scheduled for Veterans Day
2009.
The
black granite like obelisk,
depicting the heroes of our
nation, will be the
centerpiece for a larger
region, dedicated to
veterans past and present,
military families and
wounded warriors returning
home from the battlefield. The MIA/POW flag
will be displayed as a
constant reminder of the
deep sacrifices of so many
families and their loved
ones.
This will be a quiet place
to honor our veterans and
the only virtual memorial
for all veterans, all wars
and all service branches. A
special marble wall with
seals representing
all of the armed services
and golden arch reading
Thank You For Your Service
greets visitors as they
arrive. On the wall are
photos of active duty
service members with their
units
The Veterans Village will be
both a solemn place (the
memorial itself) and happy
place for families to unite,
even if a mom or dad is
deployed in service to our
nation. Instead of standing
in long lines to call home,
our troops with Internet
access can join the kids in
the park, or share intimate
moments and conversations
with their spouses.
In the Virtual Veterans
Park, the soldiers being
treated for their wounds at
the Fort Bliss, TX Wounded
Warrior Unit, will be able
to walk with their brother
soldiers who are bedridden
at Walter Reed Memorial
Hospital in Washington, DC.
They were brothers in combat
and are being reunited in a
world where pain vanishes
for a time as they enjoy the
brotherhood of warriors.
CLICK LOGO TO REGISTER
Robert "Bob" Flesch is the
creator, developer and owner
of Prototerra.com. This is
where the Virtual Veterans
Memorial Village will "live"
within emerging
multi-dimensional
technology. It offers high
population densities and
limitless scalability.
Encompassing eight years (80
total person years) of
development and testing on a
wide range of PC systems, as
well as having two patents
in process, Prototerra's
virtual world platform
technology sets the standard
for virtual worlds. Bob has
developed one of the leading
virtual world platforms with
over 1.5 million downloads
and thousands of concurrent
users worldwide.
When asked why Bob and his
company would underwrite
such a programming intensive
and expensive project, he
replied:
"The sacrifices of
our veterans, past and
present, inspired me to
sponsor this amazing effort.
Its functionality is being
crafted by real veterans and
citizen volunteers in our
virtual world. They are the
stakeholders and it will
truly be their world."
Inspired by a Real World Tribute to our
Veterans
Iris Taggart searched
among the 1,734
inscribed bricks at the
Veterans Memorial Plaza
at Mather Field for 20
minutes before finding
her late husband's name.
When she found the
inscription, "Major
Robert 'Tag' Taggart,"
she knelt, moving her
fingers back and forth
across his name. She
crouched at the brick
for several minutes,
staring, blinking back
tears.
Iris was one of the
volunteers organizing
the veterans memorial
plaza dedication. She
coordinated the flyover
of a B-17, B-24 and B-25
during the opening
ceremonies. "Just
listening to the engines
gives me goose bumps,"
she said, adjusting the
two B-17 pins attached
to her vest. "It's
because of him," she
added, looking to the
sky, "that I'm doing
this."
The volunteers at
Patriotwatch.com arranged to
sponsor the first brick
purchased for a neighborhood
youngster and the daughter
of one of PDN, Inc.
co-founders. In the photo
above, Kayson (flanked left
by her mom and sister),
Porshe and Dave Jenest work
on the wording for the first
brick that launched this
patriotic tribute to our
veterans. The plaza, at the
Sacramento Veterans
Administration Medical
Center in Rancho Cordova, at
the former Mather Air Force
Base, is a dream come true
for many area veterans.
The plaza is a
6,200-square-foot oval.
Supporters purchased the
bricks to honor veterans,
some as far back as the
Civil War. One inscription
honors the Columbia space
shuttle crew, another, the
veterans of Iraq. The
centerpiece is a
15-foot-tall bronze statue
of a medic returning home,
with his daughter on his
shoulders, waving an
American flag. The theme of
the plaza is "Coming Home."
a theme that resonates with
Vietnam veterans, many of
whom never received a
celebratory homecoming.
The Virtual World's All Wars
Memorial, like its real life
counterpart and the Mather
Memorial Plaza will combine
to honor the friends and
family members who have
served. The inner circle
bricks will be to honor
those who gave their all.
The walkways to the obelisk
will pay tribute to our
visitors' and members'
veterans, past and present.
By Veterans Day 2010, there
will be a virtual computer
kiosk station nearby where
one can search the database
for their loved one's brick
location. Each brick can be
linked to any website about
that veteran or the family
sponsoring the brick.
"Today's youngster
will learn Freedom is
not Free" writes Dave
Jenest, VP Operations
for PDN, Inc. "They will
take ownership of a
virtual personal space
and legacy with the
brick the family places
at the Memorial. One
day, a Veterans Day
perhaps, they will bring
their children to
Veteran's Village. They
will show them the brick
placed there by their
parents in their youth
and do the same for
their children. Those
children will learn, we
will never forget, All
gave some... some gave
all."
The proceeds from Village
sponsors and the funds
collected from brick
revenues, will be used for
further development of our
Virtual World and the
ongoing case work of
nonprofit PDN, Inc. See:
PDN Case Work
JULY 4th GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
Virtual LIVE Performers
Lisa Mei Norton
Performing Virtually from
The Independence Day
Celebration Charlottesville, Virginia
CEO - Patriot Defenders
Network, Inc. Co-Sponsor of our virtual
world
Sacramento, California
Dave Jenest, Webmaster/VP Operations
www.patriotwatch.com
Patriot Defenders Network, Inc
1818 H Street Unit 1
Sacramento, CA 95811-2146
Phone: (916) 448-2619
Fax: (916) 444-0935
An
Overview of the next project:
