On May 11, the names of 53 fallen soldiers from Colorado or connected to Colorado in some way were added to the memorial wall at the Dane R. Balcon Memorial Park in Falcon.Angela Anderson, committee chairman for the ceremony, worked with members from the Gold Star Wives and Mothers to collect the names. Anderson is a member of the American Legion Dane R. Balcon Post 2008. ìWe had the names on the bricks laser edged, and there is room for more names to be added in the future if needed,î said Chip Kossow, junior vice commander of the Dane R. Balcon Post 2008. He said there were about 85 people from Gold Star families and the community who attended the ceremony.The Dane R. Balcon Memorial Park was named in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Dane R. Balcon, who was killed in action in Iraq on Sept. 5, 2007. The Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District agreed to a memorial wall in the park. Residents, businesses and the Dane R. Balcon Post 2008 donated money, time and services to build the wall, Kossow said.The first dedication ceremony was held Nov. 11, 2007.
