“The Forgotten War” will be remembered forever in Broken Arrow with the dedication of a new Korean War Memorial at Veterans Park, 1111 S. Main St., on March 21 at 1 p.m. The ceremony will include acknowledgment of the Korean War veterans in attendance, recognition of sculptor J. David Nunneley, and the unveiling of the monument.

The City Council authorized a contract with J. David Nunneley for the Korean War Memorial sculpture in September 2021. Unfortunately, Mr. Nunneley died in February 2023, and never saw his last work installed. It is the second monument at Veterans Park sculpted by the Broken Arrow artist.

The statue depicts the likeness of a U.S. soldier wearing a heavy coat and holding a rifle while standing in snow surveying the landscape during the Korean War. It stands approximately 80 inches tall, weighs around 800 pounds, and took nearly a year to sculpt.