Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial to travel to Gillette Stadium for Veterans Day

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial will soon travel outside of Rhode Island for the first time.

Operation Stand Down Rhode Island will display the memorial on the field at Gillette Stadium this Veterans Day weekend.

“When I first came up with the concept for the memorial, one of the main goals was to spread awareness about the sacrifice of our nation’s military. Displaying the memorial at an iconic New England location will attract new visitors and help spread awareness,” said Founder Dee DeQuattro.

The memorial will be open on Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day), from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Nov. 12.

A special opening ceremony hosted by the Patriots Foundation and Cross Insurance in honor of Gold Star Families in New England will be held at 11 a.m. Friday.

OSDRI will also display the Invisible Scars of War Monument in honor of service members who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder or other illnesses and lost their lives to suicide.

In addition to being the first time the memorial will be set up in another state, the Foxborough dedication will also mark the first time it will be displayed outside of Memorial Day weekend.

The memorial is annually set up at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.