JEROME, Id ( KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV ) The city of Jerome unveils a new Vietnam veteran’s Memorial.

A crowd gathered Wednesdays afternoon to see the new monument at the Jerome South Park. It will add to the existing World War II and Desert Storm memorials. Along with the presentation the mayor re–dedicated the park with its new name, Veterans Memorial Park.

"I just thank everybody for supporting us and thank the veterans. There are a lot of veterans out there; a lot of them gave their life so we could be here, so just thank a veteran,” said Vietnam Veteran Robert Culver.

Organizers were excited that the memorial was finished in time to present it to the public on Veterans Day.

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