Those who serve in our military may sometimes feel forgotten, but one veteran is making sure those who serve in our military are given the attention they deserve.

"They serve for liberty and freedom for everyone," read Willard Weiss as he stood looking at a veterans memorial in Columbus. Inscribed in stone those words are a reminder of what our service men and women serve and fight for.

The foundation of the memorial in Columbus has literally been laid for years. Stone walls were built in 1929. Inside the stone walls was a civil war cannon, but Weiss says the cannon was hauled away during WWII.

"It sat there for 60 years after they removed the cannon during WWII and it was just grass there and was being mowed every year," explained Weiss.

Grass was just not good enough for Weiss. So he began a project. In his free time, he began working on a new foundation. "He put a lot of effort into contacting local companies and finding people to help support the memorial," explained Brownie Ehlers.

Ehlers is a military member who's volunteered his time to help design and lay the bricks at the memorial. Those bricks have names on them. Names of those who've given their lives, names of those currently serving, and those who are now veterans. "These are veterans who've served here in Columbus," Weiss said as he pointed out certain bricks at the memorial.

Brick by brick, name by name, Weiss, Ehlers, and many volunteers saw this project be built literally from the grass up. "The guys don't consider it work, they consider it a labor of love," said Ehlers.

"It's a very good feeling. It will be something there that should last 100 years maybe longer who knows," Weiss said.

For your more than 20 years of service and your most recent labor of love, Willard Weiss, you are our unsung hero. "Thank you, very nice, thank you. I wasn't expecting that," said Weiss through tears.

There are bigger plans for maybe adding a drive and a parking spot up closer to the veterans memorial in Columbus. It's located in Fireman's Park there and Weiss and the volunteers continue to add blocks with the names of military members. He says he's very proud of the way it's turned out and he is pleased that it is a focal point of the park.

Weiss also raised a military family. Two of his daughters and his granddaughter served or are still serving in the military.