American Metal Roofs donates roof for veteran’s memorial in Michigan

American Metal Roofs, Flint, Mich., has donated the roofing materials for the Veterans Bell Memorial in Montrose, Mich. The memorial honors active-duty veterans, as well as reservists and National Guardsmen.

What started out as a tribute by Charlie Emmendorfer of CRE Welding in Montrose to honor his father-in-law Richard Velat, a prisoner of war during the Korean War, became the 6-ft.-tall stainless steel bell that is the centerpiece of the memorial. The 2-ton bell has taken 2½ years to build.