Brick dedication for Bruce Moore, June 18 in Ocean Pines

(April 10, 2024) Friends of Bruce Moore will host a brick dedication ceremony at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial in Ocean Pines on Tuesday, June 18 at 11 a.m.

Moore, who passed away last June, served in the U.S. Army and retired from active duty with the rank of captain.

A Laurel, Delaware native, Moore founded Moore, Warfield and Glick Realtors in 1981 and was a past president of the Ocean City Board of Realtors.

He was also a past president of the Ocean City Paramedics, past member of the Worcester Preparatory School Board of Trustees, board member of the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, and served on the board of Ambassadors for Beebe Healthcare and was a Meals on Wheels volunteer.

The ceremony will include a brief dedication and placing of the new brick into the existing memorial.

The Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines each year draws thousands of people for Memorial Day and Veterans Day events, along with hundreds of local schoolchildren for annual educational programs.

The Veterans Memorial broke ground on Veterans Day, 2004. The main part of the memorial is a large circle of brick pavers honoring U.S. Military men and women, surrounded by brick-wall monuments for each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and flags for each branch flying high in the air. Under each brick wall is sand from the beaches of Normandy.

“The bricks and pavers tell the story. Those are the veterans that local families wanted to honor,” Veterans Memorial Foundation President Marie Gilmore said. “Anyone can purchase a brick for $75 and it's inscribed with the name of someone who has served, or a paver for $150, which allows four lines of information.”

Proceeds help support the memorial and its education and outreach programs.

For more information, visit wocovets.org.