Indianapolis' Dedication To Veterans Centers On Downtown Monument

Goodwin says Indianapolis devotes more public space to honor veterans than any other city. "We understand that only 1 out of 10 people who live in our country today have served, so we call it the '90-10 rule,' " he says. "We think it's time for the 90 percent to learn about what the 10 percent did, and what we're gonna tell you about are ordinary Hoosiers that have done extraordinary things." The Soldiers and Sailors Monument was originally designed to honor the more than 24,000 Indiana soldiers who died during the Civil War, including Pvt. John Williams of Portland, Indiana, who was the last Union soldier to perish in the conflict.