After moving to the Ponce Inlet area, our customer noticed there wasn't a local veterans' memorial. So, he took it upon himself to organize its construction. With the enthusiastic support of the local community and veterans' groups, this beautiful memorial was constructed in the Kay & Ayres Davies Lighthouse Park, adjacent to the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station.
As is the case with all images on our web site, these are actual photographs of real plaques. They are not simulated or artificially rendered in any way.
If you are visiting the Daytona Beach, Florida area, be sure to visit this beautiful Veterans' memorial. For additional information about Florida's tallest lighthouse, visit: Ponce de Leon Light Station
Plaque Type: | Cast |
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Material: | Bronze |
Thickness: | Approx. 3/8"-1/2" return at borders Approx. 1/4" in raised text |
Border Style: | Single Line |
Back of Plaque: | Standard casting return |
Raised Surfaces: | Brushed Satin Bronze (gold) |
Recessed Surfaces: | Painted (dark brown) |
Texture in Recessed Area: | Leatherette |
Unique Features: | Custom-shaped banner plaque, and circular-shaped seals with detailed graphics throughout. |
We are well pleased with our plaque, and want to say thank you for all your cooperation and
attention from start to finish. We are proud to honor our ancestor with this beautiful work of art.
Please express our thanks to those responsible for getting the job done on time. We would not hesitate to tell others of the integrity and craftsmanship to accomplish this impressive memorial to our ancestor, Isaac Willis, Company G, 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from the tiny village of Limerick, Ohio who is now resting in the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Sincerely,
Rosanne Burris
Even if decades have passed since they last served, it is never too late to recognize and memorialize local residents for their service in the United States military.
Plaque Type: | Cast |
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Material: | Bronze |
Thickness: | Approx. 3/8"-1/2" return at borders Approx. 1/4" in raised text |
Border Style: | Single Line |
Back of Plaque: | Standard casting return |
Raised Surfaces: | Brushed Satin Bronze (gold) |
Recessed Surfaces: | Painted (dark brown) |
Texture in Recessed Area: | Leatherette |
Unique Features: | Custom soldier graphic and two-tone technique. |
For your viewing I am attaching photos from the extensive memorial dedication ceremony in France where the memorial plaque for my father was dedicated by the French people of the two small villages where he died in 1944.
Please accept my sincere thanks for all you and your company did for me. From my simple layout suggestion, you applied wonderful imagination and design skills to produce the perfect memorial to my father. I was confident from the outset that the results would be good. They were outstanding. Everyone was quite impressed with the simple beauty of the memorial.
You did the work under great time constraints, and met every deadline you set for yourself, then you delivered the finished plaque a day early. While this was not an inexpensive undertaking for me, I believe the value received was exceptional. Everyone who has seen the plaque compliments you.
I can tell you I will be spreading the word to others in the American WWII Orphans Network that Innovative Signs is the place to go for military memorial plaques.
Thank you.
I just wanted to let you know that your handiwork is still honoring my dad, still in very good condition, and still telling the story. I was fortunate to be able to visit the memorial in France last year and I can report the plaque still looks as good as it did 9 years ago. My friends visited the memorial yesterday, V/E Day, as they do every year, and placed flowers to dress it up in celebration. I am attaching the photo of the mayors of the two little villages who attended the annual ceremony.
Throughout high school, college, and his military career, 1st Lt Gentz set goals, pursued them relentessly, and fully achieved them - receiveing many honors and awards along the way.
His goal of becoming a Combat Rescue Officer, for example, required two years of grueling training, and turning down an offer of a pilot's slot.
It should be no surprise, then, that his Air Force ROTC Detachment at Purdue University wanted not only to honor and memorialize Joel, but to make their recognition permanent. This plaque was created to fulfill that purpose.
Plaque Type: | Cast |
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Material: | Bronze |
Thickness: | Approx. 3/8"-1/2" return at borders Approx. 1/4" in raised text |
Border Style: | Double Line |
Back of Plaque: | Standard casting return |
Raised Surfaces: | Brushed Satin Bronze (gold) |
Recessed Surfaces: | Painted (dark brown) |
Texture in Recessed Area: | Leatherette |
Unique Features: | Bas Relief sculpture of 1st Lt Gentz |
Plaque Type: | CNC Machine Engraved |
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Material: | Bronze |
Thickness: | 1/4" in raised areas |
Border Style: | Single Line |
Back of Plaque: | Flat (solid bronze) |
Raised Surfaces: | Smooth Satin Bronze (gold) |
Recessed Surfaces: | Hand-Rubbed Oxidized (dark brown) |
Texture in Recessed Area: | 3D Photo Relief™ images |
Unique Features: | Flag image added as backdrop behind image of Joe & Duke |
On behalf of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 698, and the Bishop
family, I wish to pass on to you the wonderful comments we received
regarding the plaque made by Innovative Signs.
Thank you and all of your company representatives who were responsible for a
timely job well done and a memorial plaque that will last for many years to
come.
The dedication was well attended, on May 26th, and received coverage by
the local media.
Sincerely,
Ralph A. Garcia
Like many World War II veterans, Bob Brown doesn't consider himself to be a hero. According to his hometown newspaper, the Vevay Reveille Enterprise: "...he sees his military service as a call to duty, a time of his life when he answered the call of his country and proudly served it."
Or, in Bob's own words: "You're just trying to do what they told you to do and do it to the best of your ability. That's all you can do. You got your orders on what to do and you did it."
For service to his country during World War II, Bob was honored with the Audie Murphy Award in Washington, DC. in 2011. These plaques were made to commemorate that event, and feature the story from his hometown newspaper.
Discover Bob's personal, first-hand account of D-Day:
Read the Story
Plaque Type: | Alumicolor™ on backer panel |
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Material: | Alumicolor™ (anodized aluminum) |
Thickness: | 1mm Alumicolor™ panel laminated to .25" aluminum backer panel |
Border Style: | Plain Edge |
Back of Plaque: | Flat (solid throughout) |
Imaging Processes: | Inscription is anodized into the surface of each Alumicolor™ panel. One plaque is full color. One plaque is grayscale. |
Texture on Top Surfaces: | Smooth |
Unique Features: | Background images of flag, airplane, soldier and seal are behind newspaper story. |
Discover Bob's personal account of D‑Day: | Read the Story |
From coming ashore on Omaha Beach and scaling those cliffs, to some interesting memories from his military career, “little old Bob Brown from Indian Creek” had quite a story to tell. Read the text below, and learn what Bob shared with Pat Lanman for this article.
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