Annual Armed Forces Day WWII Radar Site Painting

Name: Annual Armed Forces Day WWII Radar Site Painting
Start: 2024-05-19T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Shore Acres State Park

Schedule

Sun May 19 2024 at 10:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Shore Acres State Park | Coos Bay, OR

Community members (18 yrs and older) are invited to help members of our USCG Base North Bend, AMVETS Bay Area Post 10, Oregon South Coast Patriot Guard Riders, and others from our local Veteran Support Community to paint the Arago Radar Station (military bunkers) this Armed Forces Day weekend. We will also setup an informative poster to display the military history of this site and keep it displayed until Memorial Day to help all the heroes who served here protecting our freedom.
Interested volunteers need to contact Project Lead, Krystal Hopper Meyers at [email protected]. **A waiver for the State Parks Department will need to be signed to participate when you arrive. State Park employees will be on site assisting and providing some equipment needed for this project.
The process began in Spring 2021 to be able to place an interpretive board and additional signage at this site to help educate and encourage visitors to be respectful of this historical place. per the main office in Salem, the original goal to have it done by Memorial Day 2022 did not happen and they have now stated it will be a much longer process. They said it will take several thousand dollars for this project. We have also asked for a gate at the end of the entry road and other additional security measures for this site.
Having it put on a National Historic registry may be able to help with maintaining and with deterring vandalism. Major fines and/or jail time could be in store for those who are performing these types of criminal acts.
Designated parking along main road before the trail and just passed it. If needed, you can carpool after parking in Shore Acres State Park. The rocky trail is about 1/4 mile uphill and may be difficult at this time for persons with physical limitations. ADA access to trails like this one and others is something I advocate for and hope to help with in the future.