Henderson ceremony opens Purple Heart Plaza — PHOTOS
City of Henderson hosts opening celebration for Purple Heart Plaza (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson Mayor Debra March places a bouquet of flowers at Purple Heart Monument during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Members of Henderson City Council and representatives of Purple Heart Veterans Chapter 730 joined the community to honor combat war veterans and all those who have served. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Members of Chapter 730 Military of the Purple Heart, including retired U.S. Army veteran David Hugus, second right, salute during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Retired U.S. Army veteran David Hugus speaks during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St., in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Diane Holman, right, and Dianne Robbins, both of Henderson, take a picture of Purple Heart Monument during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Chapter 730 Military of the Purple Heart Chaplin Raymond Warren places a rose at Purple Heart Monument during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St., in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson Mayor Debra March, center, and retired U.S. Army veteran David Hugus, third right, participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson Mayor Debra March, right, greets retired U.S. Army veteran David Hugus after the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Retired U.S. Army veteran David Hugus speaks during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson Mayor Debra March speaks during the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Guests attend the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in downtown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Purple Heart Monument is seen at Purple Heart Plaza at 101 Market St. in fowntown Henderson on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Mayor Debra March, members of Henderson City Council and representatives of Purple Heart Veterans Chapter 730 joined the community to honor combat war veterans and all those who have served at the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated August 7, 2018 - 3:43 pm
The city of Henderson had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for the Purple Heart Plaza in downtown.
Mayor Debra March, members of the Henderson City Council and representatives of Purple Heart Veterans Chapter 730 honored combat war veterans and all those who have served.
The plaza, at 101 Market St., features the nationally recognized Purple Heart Monument and has a donor brick program. Engraved pavers can be purchased to honor someone who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The area, designed to be a gathering place in downtown, has a shaded seating area and game tables and will be open daily from 6 a.m. to midnight.
The Purple Heart is awarded to any service member who is wounded or killed in action. Henderson became the first Purple Heart City in Nevada in January 2014.
