CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Despite 30-degree weather, hundreds of Clark County residents gathered to honor local heroes who never made it home from World War II and the Korean War at the dedication of a new memorial on Tuesday.

The memorial honors 96 Clark County residents who were killed in action — 77 in World War II and 19 in Korea, according Dee Birks with the Clark County Veterans Council.

"There were 96 Clark Countians that got killed in action. They gave their lives for our country combined in World War 2 and Korea," Birks said.

This project has been decades in the making, representing a dream that started more than 20 years ago. Organizers say it took years of fundraising, community support and determination to bring it to life.

"Nobody wants to go to war. Nobody. But you go

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