Veterans Memorial  

In 2014, the City of Lake Elsinore unveiled its long-awaited Veterans Memorial to honor and remember the brave men and women who have served to protect our country and our freedom.

The City's custom Veterans Memorial is located in the main entryway of Diamond Stadium and includes two monument areas. The upper memorial area is a large, custom premium black granite monument etched with the depiction of a soldier in front of a fallen soldier’s battlefield grave. The grave is marked by the rifle, helmet, dog tags and the boots of a fallen soldier. This has become a well-known symbol of respect and honor those lost in battle and is a practice that dates back to the American Civil War.   

The lower monument area includes five premium granite pedestals with the insignia for each of the branches surrounding a flag pole with lighting. Finally, the memorial includes the engraving of the surrounding bricks that Veterans and/or their families can purchase to honor their service. To-date, 358 bricks have been engraved. 

Veterans Memorial Brick Program

The City of Lake Elsinore Veterans Memorial Brick Program is a great way to honor a special veteran in your life by engraving a brick with their name, rank and/or years of service. Brick requests may be made all year and new bricks are engraved and unveiled at a special Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Diamond Stadium each year.

Cost: 

The cost per brick is $85.00 and includes three lines of content. Each line only allows 20 letters, spaces, and/or other punctuation. The first line includes name & rank, second line branch & year and the third line allows for any miscellaneous note. Suggested abbreviations: BRNZ (Bronze), SLVR (Silver), PRPL (Purple). Symbols of hearts and stars are now available. 

When

Bricks will only be engraved once per year prior to Veterans Day prior to Veterans Day. Bricks must be request at least three weeks prior to Veterans Day to be engraved for that year.

How to Purchase a Brick

You can purchase a brick online by clicking here or you can download the paper application and mail it to the following address.

City of Lake Elsinore
Attn: Veterans Memorial Brick Program
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

Checks should be made payable to the  “City of Lake Elsinore.” You may also turn in your form and payment in-person at City Hall at the address above.

For any questions, contact Linda Perez at (951) 674-3124 ext. 268 or by email. 

The 2021 Veterans Day Observance Ceremony was held on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 9 a.m. at Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium. Each year, we host this event to honor our Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and, now, Space Force veterans.

Lake Elsinore's Mayor, Bob Magee paid tribute to our veterans and the ceremony hosted special keynote speaker, Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco.

View the 2021 Veterans Day Observation Ceremony Program for a list of all honorees and watch a video of the ceremony below.

To learn more about the origin and history of Veterans Day, click the link to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. 

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