A hand-carved wooden eagle is erected Monday at Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street in Lewiston. Created by artist Matthew Carr of Matthew Carr Woodworks of Pennsylvania, the sculpture is made of mahogany and adorned with 23 carat gold leaf. It was inspired by a historic John Haley Bellamy design. The gift is a joint venture by Carr and the Maine nonprofit Eagles for Veterans to honor the service of veterans whose names are memorialized on nearly three dozen granite monuments at the park.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Matthew Carr installs his hand-carved gilded eagle Monday at Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street in Lewiston. Paul Farley, left, and Paul St. Clair, holding the ladders, assist Carr, owner of Matthew Carr Woodworks of Pittsburgh. The gift is a joint venture by Carr and the Maine nonprofit Eagles for Veterans to honor the service of veterans whose names are memorialized on nearly three dozen granite monuments at the park. James McCain, a director of Eagles for Veterans, attended the ceremony. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

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