The Village of Ladd

Mayor Mike Grivetti’s dream of a memorial honoring Ladd’s post WWI veterans began with an organizational meeting for interested citizens in January 2006. Mike presented his idea of a monument placed in Ladd’s War Memorial Park recognizing our servicemen and servicewomen. Illuminated poles with flags from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard along with an American flag would sit directly behind the monument. It was decided that anyone who was a serviceman or servicewoman for 6 months and was honorably discharged was eligible for inclusion on the memorial. At one time they must have been a resident of the Ladd Grade School District, but not necessarily during their enlisted years. With the guidelines in place, an account was established at North Central Bank for donations. A month later, a second meeting was held with representatives from Moore Monument Company in attendance to present sketches of monuments. The citizens in attendance agreed on a proposal of $11,116.00 for two 6X8X5 grey granite slabs with the names to be inscribed on both sides. The slabs would sit level on either side of the existing WWI monument. In the meantime, the submission of veteran’s names and monetary donations had begun to come in.