A special thank you goes to James E "Ted" Bassett, who took this project on and made it happen in record time! It was fun working with you, sir!
SPONSORS - $25,000+
Ted Bassett - Midway, KY
Charles Cella - St. Louis, MO
Mary & Ken Fishel - Lexington, KY
PLATINUM DONORS - $10,000+
Betsy & Tom Bulleit - Lexington, KY
Kenneth Latham - Fox 2/5 - Reedville, VA**
Bill Bridges/Quantrel Motors - Lexington, KY
David & Betty Jones - Louisville, KY
Snowy Owl Foundation - Louisville, KY
Marine Corps Coordinating Council of KY
C F Pollard Foundation - Louisville, KY
Alex Campbell, Jr. - Lexington, KY
John & Riley Hess - Owensboro, KY
Pin Oak Charitable Fund - Lexington, KY
Nancy & Headley Bell - Lexington, KY
GOLD DONORS - $5,000+
Barbara Wong - Newton, MA
Anthony & Angela Beck - Lexington, KY
Churchill Downs, Inc - Louisville, KY**
Evil Horse Brewing Company - Crete, IL
Martin S. Schwartz - Gulf Stream, FL
Breyer Animal Creations - Pequannock, NJ**
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - Del Mar, CA
Ann B. Bakhaus - Lexington, KY
Marvin Barmore & Cynthia Curtis - Leesburg, FL
Marine Corps League of Kentucky
Russell B Scott, Jr - Louisville, KY
Thomas Carbone - Yonkers, NY
Alyce & George Hoskins - Lexington, KY
In Memory of 2nd Lt Solomon Lee Van Meter III, USMC (KIA Korea 7/9/1953)
Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming - Teton Village, WY
H.W. “Corpsman Up” Rollings - Maryland
Linda & Jim “Trigger” Schafer - Reedville, VA
SILVER DONORS - $2,500+
Sally & Watts Humphrey - Harrodsburg, KY
Helen Groves - San Antonio, TX
Helen Alexander - San Antonio, TX
James Marrone - Waldorf Demolition - Saddle River, NY
Tom Sayre - Midway, KY
BRONZE DONORS - $1,000+
Ted Bassett - Lexington, KY
Tom & Betsy Bulleit - Lexington, KY
Gwynn Domke - Magnolia - KY
Robert & Henrietta Evans - Frankfort, KY
Fasig-Tipton Company - Lexington, KY
Fox Hill Farms - Lexington, KY
David Franklin - Versailles, KY
Dr James G. & Anne Pinckney Gay - Lexington, KY
Tommy Glenn - Glennhaven Farm - Fredonia, KY
Marine Corps League Detachment #729 - Louisville, KY
In honor of SSgt Tom Varley, USMC & all other deceased Korean Veterans
John Moores
Charles Noell - Monkton, MD
Sheila Ross - Wilmington, DE
Dr & Mrs. James Sautter - Lexington, KY
Frederick Seitz - Brookdale Farm - Versailles, KY
In Memory of Sgt Frederick J Seitz, USMC (KIA) & Cpl Robert F Seitz, USMC
Stephen South & Sue E. Van Patten - Versailles, KY
Susan Stivers & Allen Vise, Sr. - Nicholasville, KY
James E. & Nanette C. Tafel - Louisville, KY
DONORS
Theresa Abbott - Wellington, KY
Helene E Amdreassian - Newton, MA
Jim Ammirato - Newton, MA
In Memory of Nancy Archibald
Clinton Anderson - Stephenville, TX
Ed Armento - Prospect, KY
In honor of Ted Bassett, Lexington, KY
Connie & Scott Armstrong - Monticello, KY
Dr. Paul Armstrong - Nicholasville, KY
Artisan Farms - Brookfield, WI
Anne Atchison - Lexington, KY
Paul & Leslie Atterbury - San Diego, CA
Lionel Aucoin - Lexington, KY
Peggy Augustus - Keswick, VA
Ronald E Ballou - Tappon Springs, FL
Dixie Baker - Durango, CO
Colin Barry - Quincy, MA
Kim & Douglas Beames - Aromas, CA
Ashley Bedene - York Haven, PA
Susan Bedford - Sedona, AZ
Barbara A Bennett
Laura Berne - Montpelier, VA
Bethel Charkoudian Books - Newton, MA
Nadine Blakenship - Winchester, KY
Sandra R Boom - Wilmington, DE
Barry & Hammy Borr - Hull, MA
Connie Bozovich - Cochranville, PA
Col Leslie B Branch
Terry Bricher - Crystal, MN
Louis M Brock, Jr - Lexington, KY
Claudia Butt - Georgetown, KY
Francis P Callahan, Jr - Philadelphia, PA
Carol Calley - Syracuse, NY
Cambus-Kenneth Farm - Danville, KY
W. Cothran Campbell, Dogwood Stable, Inc - Aiken, SC
Thomas R Carbone - New York, NY
Diana Lynn Carper - Stillwater, OK
Kathleen S Carson - La Mesa, CA
David Carter - Lexington, KY
Wesley & Ruth Carver - Flourtown, PA
Betty Ceniza - St Clair Shores, MI
Ellen Chapman - Lexington, KY
Terrell & Mark W Cheney, DVM - Lexington, KY
Mary K Church
Joseph P Clancy - West Grove, PA
Eva & Jimmie Clark - Mount Vernon, KY
Renee & Bill Clift - Princeton, KY
Yvonne Cole - Lexington, KY
Scott Coleman - Lancaster, KY
In loving memory and honor of Iris B. Coleman
Barton G Coonce - Lexington, KY
John M. Cooney, Jr - Prospect, KY
Frank Coniglio - West Palm Beach, FL
Richard Coreno - Berea, OH
Terrie Correll - Sperry, OK
Elaine Craig - Lexington, KY
Phyllis A Crump - Paris, KY
Luca Cugini - Quincy, MA
Carol Culp - Norfolk, MA
Barbara Cunningham - Campbellsville, KY
Jack Cunningham - Lexington, KY
CVM - Ridgeland, MS
Connie & Margaret Davis - Bloomington, MN
Daughters of the American Revolution
General Marquis Calmes Chapter - Versailles, KY
Charles Davis - Hope, IN
Sarah W Davis - Lexington, KY
Rhonda Deaton - Frankfort, KY
Sue Demers - Watertown, MA
Martha Demming - Remsen, NY
Teresa A DeMusis - Philadelphia, PA
Richard P DeSantis - Manalapan, NJ
Denise Deutsch
Linda de Valpine
Linda Dixon - Magnolia, DE
Sherry Dooley - Georgetown, KY
Dogwood Stable - Aiken, SC
Karen Doumas - Lexington, KY
Cheryl Duff - Manassas, VA
Elisabeth Duff - Lexington, KY
James Durkin - New Canaan, CT
Carolyn A Ensor - Phoenix, MD
Susan Egloff - Buffalo, NY
Margaret A Elias - Woodside, NY
Karen Fallon - Newton, MA
Emelia & Jose Fanjul - West Palm Beach, FL
Harriet Fell, Newton, MA
Harvy C Felton - Newton, MA
Maureen & Bradley Feuston - Asheville, NC
David Foster, Newton, MA
Kim & Kathy Franzoni - Amherst, NH
Michael Freedman - Newton, MA
Elizabeth Freeman - Lexington, KY
In honor of Ted Bassett
Linda Furlong - Johnsonville, NY
Paul E & Mildred F Gaebler - Cane Ridge, TN
Debbie Gann - Honolulu, HI
Ginger Geronimo - Birmingham, AL
Marcia Gibson - Lexington, KY
Dr. Albert Gillespie
Tobe S. Goldman - Framingham, MA
Phyllis S Goodman - Weston, MA
Katherine Goodwin - Mt Sterling, KY
Eileen & Diego Gonzalez - Sanford, ME
David & Barbara Graham - Lexington, KY
Richard & Sandra Gramkowski - Belvidere, IL
In loving memory of Robert “Buddy” Edens
Terrell Graves - Lexington, KY
In honor of Clinton Ray Potts, Former Marine
Larry & Cara Griffin - Louisville, KY
Neil & Barbara Gudgel - Panama City Beach, FL
Oresta & John David Hale - Lexington, KY
Joyce S Hamblin - Lexington, KY
Jacqueline Basha Hamersmith - Weston, FL
Patty Hansen - MI
Jon & Ellen Harris - Natick, MA
Dr ames Hartigan - Framingham, MA
Darlene & Craig Harvey USN (Ret) - Sarasota, FL
James & Margaret Hatfull - Versailles, KY
Charles & Carol Hebel, Jr. - Louisville, KY
In honor of Loren Hebel Osborne
James M Hellard - Lexington, KY
Hobby Fever - N. Chelmsford, MA
Col. Kenneth F Herrington III - Louisville, KY
W. James & Patricia Host - Lexington, KY
Philip & Robin Hughes - Crestwood, KY
Maj Gen Jerry Humble, USMC (ret) - Russellville, KY
Pauline Hunter - Lexington, KY
Beverly J Iffland - Alpharetta, GA
In memory of ...
Charles Batherson, USMC (Served with Reckless in Korea)
PFC Francis V Anderson, USMC
Russell & Ruth Gentz (from Mary Ryan)
Hammy - Hull, MA (from Barbara Wong)
Glen Ray Johnson - Nicholasville - KY
Judith Johnson - Lexington, KY
Shannon Johnson - Lexington, KY
Joyce P Jones - Westminster, MD
Sandra Jones - West Newton, MA
Stan & Katie Jones - Nicholasville, KY
Marcia Jumblatt - Louisville, KY
Maurice E Keenan, MD - West Newton, MA
Marjorie Keller - Lexington, KY
Timothy & Carol Kelly - Lexington, KY
William Kent - Chesapeake, VA
Kentucky Downs, LLC - Franklin KY
Kentucky Horse Park
Ho Kim - Waltham, MA
Jennifer Kingsbury - Fountain Valley, CA
LtCol & Mrs. K.J. Kiriacopoulos USMC (ret) - Lexington, KY
Maurice & Yvonne Fedeyko-Kirby - Ft Worth, TX
Judith M Kirkendall - Henrico, VA
David Koncelik - Danville, CA
Gayle & James Kosches - Hallandale, FL
Claire Koshar - Montverde, FL
Theresa Kraft
Pamela Krisco - Lexington, KY
John & Patricia Kuzmik - Nolensville, TN
Dwayne & Stephanie Lashbrooks - Salem, IN
Leland Irwin - Lexington, KY
Joann & Ricardo Lachman - Burr Ridge, IL
Mary Lou & Gothard Lane - Grand Lake, CO
Kathy & Reginald Lansberry - Smyrna, GA
EC Larkin Jr - San Antonio, TX
Carol Laux - Westlake, OH
Margaret Laverty
Alison M Leary - Newton, MA
Carole Lee - Lexington, KY
Maria Leo -Newton, MA
Burling Leong
In memory of Derek Miles Wanger
Michael Lew, MD - Newton, MA
Norma Lilly - Chestnut Hill, MA
Zane Lockhart - Louisville, KY
Ron Lompart - Camarillo, CA
Barbara Loney - San Jose, CA
Marianne Long - KY
Cathy Lowe - Lexington, KY
In honor of Charles Range & Amy Gracyzk
Jeff Lubin, Newton, MA
Leo Lynam - Lexington, KY
Bruce MacLeod - San Francisco, CA
Audrey Magee - Trenton, NJ
Carole Mailfald - Versailles, KY
Jess & Candice Malin - Lexington, KY
Marian F. Mandell - West Newton, MA
Larry & Joan Martin - New Holland, PA
Marlene M Mason - Lexington, KY
Lynda Matusek & Dwight Kelley - Lexington, KY
John & Linda Lee - Brookline, MA
Ginny Mayhew - Newton, MA
Kelly McCarthy - Wayland, MA
Laurence McCabe - Frankfort, KY
Mr & Mrs John E McChord - Lexington, KY
Frederick & Wilhelmina McEwan - Rembert, SC
K.V McKinley - Lexington, KY
Pamela D Migliore - Anaheim, CA
John & Luanne Milward - Lexington, KY
Kelly Mink
Geraldyne F Mitchell - Port Republic, NJ
Robert C Moody - Richmond, KY
Paula Moore - Frankfort, KY
Susan Moran - Berry, KY
Carol & Jon Morse - Troy, NY
Kenneth Mui - Quincy, MA
C.B. Mullin - Danville, KY
Pamela Blatz Murff - Lexington, KY
Matthew & Megan Murphy - Mequon, WI
Taliaferro Nelson - North Pole, AK
Elizabeth Nolan - Lexington, KY
Nonantum Neighborhood Association - Newton, MA
In memory of Alice Wong
Shirley North-Rozman - Brown Deer, WI
Thomas T O’Hearn - Louisville, KY
Janet Olson - Versailles, KY
Vincenzo Origlio - Newton Highlands, MA
Louis & Virginia Ostroskie - MI
Osage Outback Riders - Sperry, OK
Janice Osborne - Frankfort, KY
Joyce L O’Sullivan - Oakdale, CT
Mary T Parker - Jacksonville, NC
In honor of Leon Neagle
Bill Patterson - Frankfort, KY
Max & Mindy Peckler - Newton, MA
Jim Pellegrine - Newton, MA
Peter & Lana Perlman - Lexington, KY
Julia H Pinkston - Georgetown, KY
Margaret & Tony Pope - Grayson, KY
Laura Preolo - Indiana, PA
Edmond J Quarnstrom - Sedona, AZ
Kathleen Rafferty - Philadelphia, PA
Mary Ratterman - Lake City, FL
Daniel & Sarra Reale - Chestnut Hill, MA
In honor of Barbara Wong
In beloved memory of Nee Mee, Robin Reale’s horse; Reale-BenAyun Family
Robert Rigge - Lexington, KY
Joanna Rogers - Rives Junction, MI
Carol and James Rose - Paris, KY
Lisa Roskens - Omaha, NE
Joseph & Linda Ross - Riverside, CT
Delores Rubinate - Chesterton, IN
Mr & Mrs Randolph K Rutland - Eddyville, KY
Mary Ryan - Sisters, OR
Robert Sanders - Toms River, NJ
Terry Sauro - Newton, MA
David Savidge - Newton, MA
Shirley G Seabrook - Lexington, KY
Jean E Schlage - St Clair Shores, MI
Christopher Seliga - New York, NY
Robert & Larue Sharp - Richmond, KY
Roger W & Joyce S Schipke - Louisville, KY
Sally & Roger Scott - Sarasota, FL
Jane Seibert - Little Silver, NJ
Seven M’s - Lawrenceburg, KY
Donna L Shaughnessy - Whitman, MA
Susan B Roach Shipman - French Lick, IN
M.C. Shirmer - Spring Hill, FL
Bob Simon - Newton, MA
Lacey Patterson Sisson - Blue Ridge, GA
Frances Skoglund - Live Oak, FL
Mary A Skullerud - Edmonds, WA
SMF, Inc - Plymouth, MI
In memory of Charles Batherson
Warren Smith - Lawrenceburg, KY
Laurence A Soifer - Hopkinton, MA
Rosey Spadola - West Greenwich, RI
Frank & Angela Spicer - Fairfax, VA
Sarah Springer - Louisville, KY
Caroline C Stautberg - Monkton, MD
Edgar M Steele - Lexington, KY
Janet Steeper - Arcadia, CA
Philip Steinberg - Palm Beach, FL
Anja Stieber - Del Ray, FL
Alberta & Ralph Stoughton, Jr - Pittsburgh, PA
Betty & Jack Taylor, Jr - Lexington, KY
Tim Terrio - Newton, MA
Malinda Trask - Concord, CA
Naomi Tzur - New York, NY
David Varrelman - Stafford, VA
Todd Vaughn - Millville, NJ
Steven Volante - Hoboken, NJ
Carolyn Walsh - Craig, CO
Wayne County Horseman’s Association - Monticello, KY
Wayne County Saddle Chicks - Monticello, KY
James & Patricia Wells - Sacramento, CA
Sylvia Wendell - Menands, NY
Tiffany Murff Wesley - Lexington, KY
Whiskey Hollow Thoroughbreds - Leesburg, VA
Carole Anne White - Lexington, KY
Rena Wiggins - Gardnerville, NV
Mr Lynn & Barbara Wilfong - Kentland, IN
Donald K Wilson - West Caldwell, NJ
Victoria Withrow - Geraldine, MT
Abby M Wolpe - Trustee for S. De Morales - Newton Center, MA
James & Charlann Wombles - Lexington, KY
Brenda Woodruff - Laytonsville, MD
Nancy & Ernest Wright - Scottdale, PA
Yvonne Wong - Portsmouth, RI
Maryanne Yahwak - Auburn, NY
Bill & Linda Yeagle - Butte, MT
Kenneth & Michelle Yeargan - Midway, KY
Nadja Young - Newton, MA
Mike and Ellen Zehnder - Georgetown, KY
SPECIAL THANKS to UPS for providing free shipping of the monument to the Kentucky Horse Park! You guys are the best!
Also to our fantastic contractors, Rick Burroughs at Kline Memorials in Manassas, VA and Charles Dewar and his team in Lexington, KY.