US Rep. Trey Gowdy Will Be Guest Speaker
The Veterans Corridor of Honor Ceremony has been moved to a new location.
The Sept. 5 unveiling ceremony for signs designating a portion of I-385 the Veterans Corridor of Honor has been moved from sites along the highway to the Railhouse Restaurant in Fountain Inn.
U.S. Rep Trey Gowdy (R-SC) will attend the 10 a.m. event. The Railhouse Restaurant is at 1003 North Old Laurens Road in Fountain Inn, off Exit 22 on I-385.
A 12-mile portion of Interstate 385 in Greenville and Laurens counties is being designated the Veterans Corridor of Honor to recognize those who served in 20th- and 21st-century wars involving the United States of America.
Signs are being placed at the 22-, 24-, 26-, 28-, 30- and 32-mile markers in both directions on I-385. At the beginning of the designated area on both the northbound and southbound lanes will be a sign reading, Entering the Veterans Corridor of Honor.
Acting upon a request by former S.C. Senator Lewis R. Vaughn and Ed Wooten, President of the Foothills Chapter (No. 301) of the Korean War Veterans Association, the S.C. General Assembly passed a concurrent resolution sponsored by Reps. Mike Burns, Dwight Loftis, Garry Smith and Mark Willis in the House and Sen. Tom Corbin in the Senate to allow the recognition. The Korean War Veterans Association raised the money to pay for the signs.
On both the northbound and southbound sides of I-385, the signs will be placed in chronological order of when the wars occurred. Beginning at mile marker 22 northbound, signs placed every two miles will commemorate veterans of World War I, World War II (mile 24), the Korean War (26), the Vietnam War (28) , the Gulf wars (30) and other undeclared conflicts (32) involving U.S. forces. Signs will begin at the 32-mile marker southbound with the commemoration of World War I veterans.
Veterans and family members of veterans are invited to attend the ceremony.
Mile marker 22 on I-385 is located between S.C. 14 and S.C. 418. Mile marker 32 is located between the I-385/I-185 interchange and Bridges Road.
