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In 2006 Scott Camil had an idea . And Memorial Mile was born
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And so the work began
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100 + volunteers installed the first display

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They Set up 24 hour stations to guard the display and inform the public
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The VFP Memorial would end when the war did
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In a year
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Or 5 years
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The South side of 8th Ave was full & the display crossed over to the North
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As Years Passed The Tombstones filled both sides of the road
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For Each visitor there is a flag
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And the Volunteers helped them find their loved ones
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More Families came every year
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And Every Year the Cost of War Project Hung on the Playground fence
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The National Priorities Project Showed what we could do
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Local Soldier’s personal cost of war
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And Finally the Take-down with more volunteers
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in 2019 The City of Gainesville recognized the Memorial by officially designating the mile where the display takes place as the “Memorial Mile”
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dedication
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For more on the memorial mile watch the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s film below. You will find more photos in each years event 
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Thanks to the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Debora Hendrix Videographer