Southern Ute
Veterans Memorial Park Today ........click on image to
view Slide Show
Southern Ute
Veterans Association History and Background
The Southern
Ute Veterans Association can be traced back to the year
1986.It began with a group of
three
Vietnam
era veterans sitting in a back yard on the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation discussing issues involving the
Southern Ute Veterans.The late Roger E. Price,
Howard Richards, Sr., and Randy Baker comprised the trio
of Veterans who had assessed the need of the Tribal
Veterans to bring attention to what they needed and
receive the recognition they deserved.It was from this modest
gathering of caring and concerned individuals that the
concept of the Veteran’s Association for Southern Ute
Tribal members was made a reality.Often the founders worked
hard on forming of this new organization and the
progress was slow.Many times expenses incurred
were paid out of their own pockets.
The boarder designs on WW1, WWII, Korean & Vietnam
Monuments was a design by Roderick Lee Grove in summer of
1997 as he was doing the signs for the Vietnam Veterans
Moving Wall.
A Thank You to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, The Southern Ute
Growth Fund and Gaming Funds for their donations to Southern Ute
Veterans Memorial Park, to make a dream come true in Honoring
all the Tribal Veterans who served this country and its people,
we will forever be Thankful for the sacrifices they made for our
Freedom
