Designed to honor the families of active and veteran members of the military, the Minnesota Military Family Tribute (MFT) will be the first of its kind in the nation. Poised on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol Mall, the Tribute will thank those that have made, and continue to make, sacrifices here at home.
Framing the south end of the Minnesota State Capitol Mall, the Tribute will consist of three main components: the Gold Star Table, the Thank You Military and Veteran Family Walkway and Story Stones. You can visit the MFT website at www.militaryfamilytribute.org for complete details and artist’s renderings.
The MFT has partnered with the County Veterans Service Offices throughout the state to collect correspondence from military families to assist in the creation of the Story Stones. Eighty-seven (87) Story Stones will be arranged as part of the Tribute, representing each of the State's eighty-seven counties. Excerpts from correspondence sent between military members and their family will be etched onto these stones, providing a window into the lives of our military families and their sacrifices, as well as imparting a strong educational component for the Tribute.The Waseca County Veterans Service Office will be collecting submissions for inclusion on the county’s Story Stone. Submissions may be from any timeframe from the Civil War to the current time, and need not be from a conflict. It can be a letter, telegram, e-mail, or even video, which will be transcribed to written word for inclusion on the stone. While only a small portion of any contributed submission will be etched into the stone, likely a portion of a sentence, the stories will depict the life of our military families.
To provide a story, please provide a copy of your submission to the Waseca Veterans Service Office no later than Dec. 1, 2014. Please send copies of your correspondence submission to:
Attention: Dennis Dinneen, Waseca Veterans Service Office, 307 North State St., Waseca, MN 56093.
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For all, the Tribute will serve as a reminder of the sacrifices military and veteran families make to our Nation. The Tribute shows military and veteran families we thank them, we care and we will never forget. The Tribute will forever stand as a thank you to every Minnesota military and veteran family member – past, present and future. The dedication of the Tribute will take place on June 13, 2015 on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol.
For more information, please contact the Waseca Veterans Service Office at 507-835-0680.
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The Minnesota Military Family Tribute (MFT) is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to build a Tribute on the State Capitol Mall in St. Paul, Minnesota that will forever stand as a thank you to every military and veteran family member—past, present and future. A military or veteran family member is defined as a spouse, significant other, child, parent, grandparent, sibling, or any other person a soldier defines as family.