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U.S Army Colonel Dirk Spanton Memorial Garden

Artist

Unknown

Title

U.S. Army Colonel Dirk Spanton Memorial Garden

Year

2007

Acquisition Category

Memorial

Artwork Type

Garden

Artwork Material

Bench with cast stone, donor brick, and stone with bronze plaque

Artwork Location

Visibility

Outdoor

Location

211 N. University (a.k.a. ROTC) (HUA)

Location Description

East side of the ROTC building

Campus Zone

North

Designation

In memoriam of U.S. Army Colonel Dirk Spanton

Donors

Varied

Description

U.S. Army Colonel Dirk Spanton survived three tours and 32 months in Iraq, only to come home and find out he had just months to live because of cancer. According to Lt. Colonel Gene Snyman, chairperson of the Military Sciences Department, Colonel Spanton was part of ISU’s first ROTC graduating class in 1983. Spanton passed away in October 2006. The memorial garden serves as a place to “honor and remember his sacrifice.” The memorial includes a bench surrounded by shrubs, flowers, and grasses.

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