The Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park honors those who left our community and never returned and is a place of healing for their family and friends.
The Memorial is located adjacent to the new VA Medical Center (VAMC) overlooking a tranquil lake and a short walk to the campus chapel, nursing home and assisted living facility. It truly is a special place to both remember the names of Central Floridians who died while serving our country and to mourn our losses. This memorial is also a peaceful place for patients, families, and friends to heal, pray, relax, reflect and connect with their loved ones.
It honors approximately 1,100 veterans from Orange, Lake, Brevard, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties who made the ultimate sacrifice and never returned. The six counties located in Central Florida are home to 400,000 veterans, and there is more former military personnel over 65 years of age living in our community than in any other place in the United States. Also there are more veterans that are over 50 percent disabled living in Central Florida than any other place in the United States or COL DeLloyd Voorhees, USA (Ret), President, at 407-620-1158.. Central Florida is the No. 1 destination for combat veterans, and the VA Medical Center offers more services than any other military medical facility, especially for women, and attracts veterans from across the country.
This was a major project involving approximately $3 million dollars in combined construction costs and an endowment for maintenance of the Memorial Park. The Memorial Dedication Ceremony was held on November 11, 2013.
Please help us honor those who left our community and never returned. The Endowment Fund was established for continued maintenance of the Memorial and will continue to be funded by Donors. You can contribute on line by clicking the green “Donate Today” button. Major outright gifts of cash or stock qualify for naming your gift in honor or in memory of a loved one.
In addition, some donors prefer setting up a trust that provides them income during their lifetime and a contribution to the Memorial as well. The CFVMP Foundation accepts gifts of life insurance and bequests. Please consult your tax advisor before making such gifts. For more information, please contact Jerry E. Pierce, USA (Fmr), Senior Advisor at 407-529-6925; or COL DeLloyd Voorhees, USA (Ret), President, at 407-620-1158.
This Memorial was a joint community project with the use of land provided by Lake Nona Land Development and with control of use, design, monument specifications, and events to be retained by the Central Florida Memorial Park Foundation, Inc. RLF architects of Winter Park has contributed substantial design and engineering related services on a no fee basis. No member of Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park Foundation, Inc. receives compensation for services.
To the left and to the right of the main memorial, are smaller more private areas with granite monuments with the names of those in the uniform of our country who have fallen in specifically named wars.
Each private area has shaded seating and is beautifully landscaped to coordinate with the adjacent properties.
