The NTC Foundation is offering past recruits, their families, friends and supporters of the former Naval Training Center San Diego an opportunity to honor those who served the country with a commemorative brick or granite pavers with personalized messages – just in time for the holidays. These will become a part of a permanent tribute in a new Legacy Plaza in the Naval Training Center Historic District at Liberty Station. Proceeds from the sale of bricks and pavers, and identical replica bricks which can be displayed as keepsakes, will support the NTC Foundation’s programs, which increase community access to the arts, provide arts programs for school students and support the preservation of the Naval Training Center’s history. NTC closed in 1997 after 75 years as a training center for Navy recruits.
“For thousands of Navy recruits, NTC represents the place where they learned the skills required for military duty and life,” said Rear Adm. Fran Holian, NTC Foundation Board member and a former Navy Region Southwest commander. “Purchasing a commemorative brick is a way for everyone to become a permanent part of the transformed NTC and pay tribute to the critical role that this facility and the recruits played in United States history,” he added.
The commemorative bricks and pavers can be purchased at a variety levels starting at $150.
The NTC Foundation is creating a new Fieldstone Legacy Plaza in front of the Dick Laub NTC Command Center next to the Sybil Stockdale Rose Garden. Commemorative bricks that were in the previous plaza are being replicated at no charge and will be placed in the new plaza.
Replica bricks and pavers can be purchased at an additional cost as keepsakes for easy display. After your order is received, you will be sent a Certificate of Recognition and, once installed, a map identifying the approximate location of your commemorative to the NTC Foundation.
A dedication event will be scheduled in late spring of 2016. To leave a lasting legacy, go to https://www.brickorder.com/ntcbricks or call toll free 1-844-NTC-BRIX (844-682-2749). For questions, email info@ntcfoundation.org.