50-Foot-Wide Medal of Honor Courtyard Centerpiece Installed for New Heroes Hall Veterans Museum at OC Fair & Event Center

Costa Mesa, Calif. (August 24, 2016) – On Monday, crews installed a massive 36,000-pound, 50-foot-wide cement star as the centerpiece for the courtyard of the new Heroes Hall veterans museum at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Modeled after the Congressional Medal of Honor, the centerpiece will have accent edges added to the star before the remaining part of the circular concrete design is poured.

Heroes Hall at the OC Fair & Event Center will be a permanent, year-round museum with exhibitions, performances and educational programs that celebrate the legacy of Orange County veterans and others who have served our nation. The two-story exhibit will rotate themes semi-annually with each focusing on an aspect of the personal stories and experiences of veterans.

Construction for the new exhibit began earlier this year and the estimated $4-million project is expected to be completed early in 2017. A public dedication ceremony is scheduled for Veterans Day, November 11, 2016.

The Heroes Hall Veterans Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, provides fundraising support for exhibitions, education, programs and operation. Information about how to become involved and make a contribution is available at ocheroeshall.org.

For more information about Heroes Hall and to subscribe to periodic alerts about the progress of the museum, visit ocfair.com/heroeshall.

Heroes Hall is at the OC Fair & Event Center, which is located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information about the event center, please visit ocfair.com, become a fan on Facebook.com/OCFair, follow us at twitter.com/ocfair or call (714) 708-1500.