Heroes Project
Honoring Grosse Pointe’s Fallen Heroes
The War Memorial’s upcoming book: Heroes Project
In partnership with local author, Lisa Lark, and our own in-house historian, Betsy Alexander, we are working on publishing a book about the local heroes from the Grosse Pointes who made the ultimate sacrifice during their service in the US Military. This book will cover residents beginning from the Civil War and continue through the modern Iraq/Afghanistan war. Read more in the press release.
While we are able to access military records for names, ranks, and dates, we are really looking to learn more about the individuals who are behind that information. If you have a loved one from one of the Grosse Pointes who never made it home from their military service, we’d like to hear about them. Use the form below to submit information directly to the author.
About The Author, Lisa Lark
A skilled strategist, writer and storyteller, Lisa specializes in helping clients build customized and cohesive communications plans that drive business objectives. Her diverse professional background has helped her build a one-of-a-kind approach to communications that utilizes language, research, and analysis.
Lisa is the author of three books that tell the stories of the men and women who have given their lives in service to the United States. Her first book, All They Left Behind: Legacies of the Men and Women on The Wall was published in 2012 in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is included in the Library of Congress catalog. She is also the author of There and Back: The Vietnam War Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It and Gone Too Soon: Dearborn Remembers Its Fallen Heroes. You can learn more about Lisa by visiting her website.