Memorial Stadium was named to memorialize Nebraska’s war dead, but there is little besides the name that accomplishes that goal, a Lincoln businessman maintains.
Richard Zierke expressed optimism over the response he’s received from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about his proposal to place plaques on a stadium wall to honor fallen Nebraska soldiers.
Zierke and his friend Lincoln architect Kevin Clark met with UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green last week. The three walked around Memorial Stadium while discussing Zierke’s concept.
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Several regents late last week said they hadn’t thought a lot about the proposal or would leave it to university administrators. Zierke proposed to have 93 plaques, one for each Nebraska county, naming the dead from each war.