PHOTOS: Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony

By Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette 04/16/2023 | updated 3 years ago

Members of the Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Reserve stand at parade rest around the monument of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose during the dedication ceremony for the statue on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Scenes from the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette)

Vintage fighter planes performa flyover during the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Colorado National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Uschuk hands a folded Colorado state flag to Catherine Rose, the daughter-in-law of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, after her daughter Audra Rose-Kight, and before her other daughter Phyllis Causey were given flags, during the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Larry Mizel, the chief executive officer of Richmond American Homes, cuts the ribbon at the conclusion of the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Alec Garnett holds his daughter Adella, 4, while looking at the monument of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose before a dedication ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Gov. Jared Polis gives remarks during the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Gove Jared Polis looks up during one of four flyovers during the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Frank Scholer, with Military Vehicle Collectors of Colorado, who provided the vintage vehicles used in the procession before the dedication ceremony, takes portraits of groups of veterans in front of the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument after the dedication ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Colorado National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Uschuk hands a folded Colorado state flag to Phyllis Causey, a granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, after her mother Catherine Rose and sister Audra Rose-Kight were given flags during the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Monument Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

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