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Veterans memorial install in Bonita Springs

David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse, left, and Rick Ruel, of Stone Doctor, place a section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.

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David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse, left, and Rick Ruel, of Stone Doctor, place a section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.

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  • David Albers/Staff Bernie Lajeunesse and Rick Ruel, left, get a helping hand from Lee County sheriff's Deputy Jason Mesko and Cpl. Bobby Hunter to line up the final section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.
  • David Albers/Staff - A veterans memorial is installed in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Rick Ruel, of Bonita Springs, cleans the final section of granite on a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - General contractor and artist Mike Morgan, of Bonita Springs, oversees the installation a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - David Grossi, chairman of the Bonita Springs Veterans Advisory Committee, prepares the seals of the six branches of the U.S. Armed Forces for their installation on a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse, left, and Rick Ruel, of Stone Doctor, place a section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse, right, and Rick Ruel, of Stone Doctor, place a section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Workers install a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - David Grossi, chairman of the Bonita Springs Veterans Advisory Committee, oversees the delivery of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Tueday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - General contractor and artist Mike Morgan, of Bonita Springs, oversees the installation a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Workers install a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Former Bonita Springs Mayor Jay Arend watches the installation of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse, of Stone Doctor, files down the grout along the base of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bernie Lajeunesse and Rick Ruel, left, get a helping hand from Lee County Sheriff's Office's Deputy Jason Mesko and Cpl. Bobby Hunter to line up the final section of a 26,000-pound veterans memorial in Riverside Park on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Bonita Springs. The granite monument will be formally dedicated on Nov. 11 at 1pm.

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