group raised $75,000 for construction costs.

Mark Fontana, a spokesperson for V. Fontana & Company, said the monument commends all World War II veterans and that it "includes everybody by excluding nobody."

Keaton said the monument honors all who served, especially those in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps.

I'm not any more of a hero than any of those who served," he said. "The real heroes of World War II are those that gave the ultimate sacrifice of their life."