Coal Grove Council member Jay Sherman places a Purple Heart marker at the village’s new monument to villagers who were wounded in battle. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)

The centerpiece of the new Purple Heart monument in Paul Porter Park in Coal Grove was made by Buckeye Monument. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)

A marker at the new Purple Heart monument in Paul Porter Park in Coal Grove honors U.S. Army private Curtis Crum who was killed in Vietnam on Dec. 1, 1968. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)

The new Purple Heart monument in Paul Porter Park in Coal Grove was unveiled during Famly Fun Days on July 3. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)

Charlie Meadows thanks the Coal Grove Village Council and mayor for creating the Purple Heart monument during renovations at Paul Porter Park this summer. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)