COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Military Veterans packed a Cobb County Commission meeting Tuesday night, trying to convince county leaders to help fund a Veterans Memorial Park that was planned 10 years ago.

What we know:

There's a large sign on Fairground Street in Marietta that reads "Future home of Cobb Veterans Memorial." It's directly across from the Cobb County Police Department.

"This memorial is to honor those who gave their lives for this country," said Painter Dickson Lester, President of the Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance.

Over the past 10 years, planning and fundraising has taken place, but construction of the memorial has yet to start.

The original design would now cost around 7 million dollars. County Commissioners said that's too much, so the Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation

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