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An honor etched in stone

June 24, 2015 at 4:49AM

Engraver Wayne Winkelman, who owns and operates Winkelman Cemetery Lettering in St. Cloud, wipes away rubber residue from a teamplate after he sand blasted the names of the first to go onto the Minnesota black granite Memorial Tuesday, June 16, 2015, near the southwest corner of the Hilde Performance Center at 3500 Plymouth Blvd. in Plymouth, MN. ](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune.com Plymouth is honoring area veterans with a new memorial that will be unveiled this month. Crews started work on engraving names of local veterans last week and will continue adding names once a year. Up to 1,300 veterans=E2=80=99 names will be engraved on the curved memorial wall, which is next to a fountain and walkways. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Plymouth is honoring area veterans with a new memorial to be unveiled this month. Crews started engraving the names of local veterans last week and will continue adding names once a year. Up to 1,300 veterans' names will be engraved on the curved memorial wall, which is next to a fountain and walkways. A dedication event will be held at 7 p.m. June 29 at which the fountain will be lit, flags will be raised and the men and women who have served will be honored. The memorial is on the southwest corner of the Hilde Performance Center at 3500 Plymouth Blvd. To apply to add a veteran's name to the wall — they don't need to live in Plymouth to apply — go to plymouthmn.gov/vetsmemorial; a fee of $175 is also required.

Engraver Wayne Winkelman, who owns and operates Winkelman Cemetery Lettering in St. Cloud, used a sand blaster to engrave the names of the first to go onto the Minnesota black granite Memorial Memoral Tuesday, June 16, 2015, near the southwest corner of the Hilde Performance Center at 3500 Plymouth Blvd. in Plymouth, MN. ](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune.com Plymouth is honoring area veterans with a new memorial that will be unveiled this month. Crews started work on engraving names of local veterans last week and will continue adding names once a year. Up to 1,300 veterans=E2=80=99 names will be engraved on the curved memorial wall, which is next to a fountain and walkways.**Wayne Winkelman,cq (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Engraver Wayne Winkelman of Winkelman Cemetery Lettering in St. Cloud used a sand blaster to engrave names on the Plymouth memorial. Afterward, he removed the rubber template, then wiped away rubber residue. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Engraver Wayne Winkelman, who owns and operates Winkelman Cemetery Lettering in St. Cloud, used a sand blaster to engrave the names of the first to go onto the Minnesota black granite Memorial Tuesday, June 16, 2015, near the southwest corner of the Hilde Performance Center at 3500 Plymouth Blvd. in Plymouth, MN. ](DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE)djoles@startribune.com Plymouth is honoring area veterans with a new memorial that will be unveiled this month. Crews started work on engraving names of local veterans last week and will continue adding names once a year. Up to 1,300 veterans=E2=80=99 names will be engraved on the curved memorial wall, which is next to a fountain and walkways.**Wayne Winkelman,cq (The Minnesota Star Tribune)