The community is invited to join a dedication ceremony for a new mural in downtown  DeKalb honoring the sacrifice of military veterans. 

The ceremony on Thursday, August 22 will celebrate the completion of the DeKalb  Veterans Memorial Mural on the rear wall of the Plaza DeKalb building overlooking Van  Buer Plaza on North Second Street. 

The mural is a project of the City of DeKalb and its Citizens’ Community Enhancement  Commission. It is a re-creation of a painting by Mary Gallagher Stout titled “What These  Boots Have Seen.” 

The ceremony will include several speakers and performances of patriotic music. It begins at 10 a.m. on August 22 in Palmer Court near the mural site. 

The City extends its gratitude to Pappas Development for providing a prominent location  for the artwork and the NIU Division of Enrollment Management, Marketing and  Communications for its assistance in the production of the mural. 

The mural was funded by a T-Mobile Hometown Grant awarded to the City for public art.