GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) – A park in Gibson City will be named after a fallen veteran.
The dog park in Gibson City will be named William Eugene Campbell Memorial Park. City officials approved this last week. The park will commemorate William Campbell, a Gibson City resident who died while serving in Vietnam.
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It was led by 18-year-old Boy Scout Maxwell Moody as part of his Eagle Scout project.
“I feel like Gibson City takes its veterans very seriously, and having people serve is a real honor, honestly,” Moody said. “And just to get something done for William, just to commemorate him and what he stood for, I think is a really good goal to achieve.”
They will also add a formal memorial in the center of the park. Thanks to this project, Moody will become an Eagle Scout later this summer.
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