JUST ONE DAY LEFT UNTIL THE HONOR BELL IS REVEALED!
In just one day the Honor Bell will be revealed in all its glory for you, and the rest of the world, to see. Part of it looks something like this: And another part of it looks something like this: Tune in tomorrow at 3:50PM Eastern/1:50PM Mountain to our Facebook page to watch a live-stream […]
HONOR BELL FOUNDATION ROAD TOUR TO HONOR VETERANS
On May 21, 2016, the newly forged Honor Bell will depart Cincinnati, Ohio, for its home in Denver, Colorado. The first public Bell Honors Ceremony will be performed at Great American Ballpark during the Cincinnati Reds game for their Military Appreciation event. On the journey home to Denver, the Honor Bell will stop at four National Cemeteries to perform […]
JOIN US FOR THE HONOR BELL’S FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
The Honor Bell, mounted in its transport vehicle, will leave the Verdin Company’s factory this Saturday and head to the Great American Ballpark! As part of Armed Forces Day, the Cincinnati Reds have invited the Honor Bell onto the field prior to the game to toll in memory of Ohio’s deceased veterans. This will be the very first time the […]
THE HONOR BELL IS REVEALED
This morning the Honor Bell was released from its mold at the Verdin Foundry. Members of military artifact donor Robert Abbott Jr.’s family along with Honor Bell Foundation staff took part in helping to knock the sandy matrix away from the bronze bell (with a lot of assistance from experienced Verdin craftsmen and their jackhammers). […]
HONOR BELL CASTING IN THE NEWS
SOME OF THE MEDIA AT THE HONOR BELL’S CASTING ON MONDAY. There has been interest in the Ohio press around the casting of the Honor Bell this week. Several news outlets helped to welcome the Bell’s artifacts to Cincinnati on Sunday, and there were more present at the casting on Monday. Here’s one of the stories […]
THE HONOR BELL IS CAST!
Previous slide Next slide Today The Honor Bell was cast in Ohio, and we were there! There were some truly powerful moments shared by everyone who attended, including the committal of 12 deceased Colorado and Wyoming veterans’ military artifacts into the molten metal that has become The Honor Bell. This is the first step in creating a tradition that […]
WATCH THE HONOR BELL CASTING LIVE RIGHT NOW!
You can watch the casting of the Honor Bell live, right here, right now:
JOIN US AS WE CAST THE HONOR BELL
In just a week’s time the Honor Bell team will be in Cincinnati, Ohio to cast the Honor Bell! We are driving the artifacts from Colorado to Ohio May 7–8, and casting them with the rest of the bell’s bronze into the mold on the 9th. After the Bell has cooled, the mold broken away from […]
WE’RE GETTING THERE! DONATE NOW TO BRING US CLOSER TO CASTING THE BELL.
For generations, America has honored its veterans when they are laid to rest. We are continuing that mission with the Honor Bell, which will be tolled in tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for our nation by their fellow veterans. Since we last updated you, we’ve raised $1,657 of the $10,000 still needed to cast […]
WANTED: MILITARY ARTIFACTS TO CAST INTO THE HONOR BELL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Q-9KtGGkc Do you have a family member who served in the military? Do you have a Grandfather who served in WWII, an uncle who was in Korea, a mom or dad who served during Vietnam? Maybe your brother was in the the War on Terror, or you had a friend that was never in a conflict, […]