{"id":26571,"date":"2022-10-26T17:31:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=26571"},"modified":"2022-10-26T17:31:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:31:50","slug":"a-new-monument-has-been-added-to-veterans-memorial-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/a-new-monument-has-been-added-to-veterans-memorial-park\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Monument Has Been Added To Veterans&#8217; Memorial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Friends of Freedom&#8221; monument arrived from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to its new home in Veteran&#8217;s Memorial Park. The structure, created by artist Becky Ault, honors Veterans in the Spanish American War and the legendary Buffalo Soldiers who camped in Lakeland in 1898. 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