Ground broken on Oakfield Veterans Memorial

On Friday, The Oakfield Veterans Committee, broke ground on the future site of the Oakfield Veterans Memorial, dedicated to the veterans of the village and township of Oakfield.

The monument will be located in the Village of Oakfield on Main Street, just south of Bristol Morgan Bank who offered the land for the memorial.

Veterans who were born or buried in Oakfield, or resided in Oakfield at any point in their life for any period of time are eligible to be on the memorial. To submit a name of a veteran for the memorial go to the Oakfield Historical Society website, www.oakfieldhistory.com.

There is no cost to add a name, however, donations are being requested to cover the $75,000 cost of the project.

the goal is to have the memorial completed by Memorial Day.