Thanks to JaCody Construction as well as to the countless hours and donations from our volunteers, the long-awaited concrete plaza of Never Forget Garden Brazos Valley is a reality.

Still to be added: granite monument, star, two entrance pedestals, native plants, brick pavers and more.

The Never Forget Garden will be a beautiful, lasting memorial honoring our country’s missing and unknown service members, as well as all of America’s veterans.

Thanks to the College Station Noon Lions Club for inviting us in April to share information about Never Forget Garden Brazos Valley. Their interest in our memorial is greatly appreciated.

For more about the Noon Lions Club, click here.

On the morning of March 22, elected officials from College Station, Brazos County, and Bryan kicked off the official groundbreaking at Never Forget Garden Brazos Valley.

Also helping out at the groundbreaking were members of local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as the Sons of the American Revolution.

Earlier this spring, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Never Forget Garden Veterans Memorial Executive Committee agreed to a contract with JaCody Construction for the concrete plaza for the Never Forget Garden site at Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park, 3101 Harvey Rd, College Station. Pictured, left to right: Bob Cohen, Sherry Frisk, Forest Couch with JaCody Construction, Jane Cohen, Brandon Gaines, and Steve Beachy.

Help us Pave the Way this spring!

Donating an engraved brick paver at Veterans Park in the plaza of the special Never Forget Garden will be a lasting way to honor your family, friends, or other special people or organizations. Brick donations will be placed around the plaza, as seen in this image from Thetford Architecture, LLC.

This Pave the Way opportunity will be available during 2023 but for a limited time. For more information, please visit this site’s Donate page and send an email to NFG.bvvm@gmail.com.

Thanks to Insite Brazos Valley Magazine, this month residents are reading about the worthwhile efforts of Never Forget Garden Brazos Valley. Insite’s February 2023 article, “Remembering the Brave,” explains our mission to honor missing and unknown service members, as well as others who have been in the service.

Written by Aubrey Vogel, “Remembering the Brave” explains yet another way that the Brazos Valley continues to honor our veterans.

For more information about how to donate to Never Forget Garden, please view this website’s Donate page.

On December 1, 2022, a contract was signed to begin the creation of the granite monument for the Never Forget Garden Brazos Valley. Tony Watson of Watson Signs and Monuments will prepare a 7′ monument with a laurel wreath and a granite star, and two pedestals recognizing donors.

What a memorable symbol of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier!

On November 14, the Community Foundation of Brazos Valley celebrated $1,176,760 in donations, supporting 161 participating nonprofits through the 2022 Brazos Valley Gives campaign at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, TAMU. The Never Forget Garden Veterans Memorial/Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial in the Veterans Park, College Station, was awarded $1,000 in a 2022 Community Grant.

Never Forget Garden also received a $1000 “Scoop of Philanthropy” prize which was donated by Blue Bell Creameries. This prize was awarded to the nonprofit that collected the most donations between 4:00 and 8:00 on October 18, The Day of Giving.

Thanks go out to all who donated to the Never Forget Garden/Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Brazos Valley Gives!

The TAMU Corps Color Guard, shown at left, posted the flags. The A&M Garden Club group (coordinated by Susie Ohendalski and Lou Hodges) participated, and many of those present toured with Steve Beachy. La Villita DAR members volunteered to help with registration as a Service Project coordinated by Margaret Davis. The Independence SAR members helped with preregistration. College Station Parks and Recreation (Stephan Richardson) helped with set up, College Station Fire Truck, and more. PA from Skyline Communications was coordinated by Sharron Rosedahl. Thanks to Heather White for the event’s caps, and to Sherry Frisk and Jane Cohen for coordinating this event.

Never Forget Garden Executive Committee did a site review at Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial at Veterans Park. Those involved included Architect Alan Thetford, Gessner Engineering Price, CS P&R Stephan Richardson, Monument Tony Watson, and NFG Team Jane Cohen, Sherry Frisk, and Bob Cohen.