Gullah-Geechee Situation Park

A Memorial park dedicated to African-American soldiers who died in service to their nation. 

Situation Park is intended to recognize and honor seven Glynn County African-American soldiers who died serving their country in wars past and to acknowledge the social injustices experienced by their families in the years since. 

The Situation Park project has been mindfully spearheaded by Brunswick native, veteran of the US War on Vietnam and MoG GI Club leader Mr. Zack Lyde.  His efforts to implement this Memorial to our veterans has been supported by the Dusky Crutchfield Women's Coalition, the philanthropic organization One Hundred Miles, the Brunswick Housing Authority, Commissioner Allen Booker, Mr. Kevin Pullen and Mr. Oliver Seabolt, architect for the memorial.  Together these supporters have pursued the project and advocated for its implementation. 

The Memorial, as envisioned, is intended to provide a multi-functional space to advance several goals serving the African-American community.  The park is intended to provide an outdoor multi-purpose space that is iconic, visible, comfortable and evocative of the sacrifices made by seven African-America soldiers honored by the memorial.  The design principles driving the development of this project are:

• to acknowledge the sacrifices made by African American service members and their families;
• to commemorate their service;
• to educate the public about those sacrifices and the injustices borne by African American veterans;
• to celebrate the Gullah-Geechee culture which has nurtured those of us born in the Coastal South.

The seven names on the pedestals represent Glynn County African American soldiers who died in in combat while deployed in Vietnam. Images on this website are largely drawn from the prospectus which depicts seven figurines from the original design.  We have already secured funding to hire a sculptor to craft seven busts to take their place, representing the various US wars in which African Americans have served. 

But it will take many additional contributors to fulfill the vision for this community space presented in our designs.  And it takes more than statuary and concrete or stone monuments to provide visitors a space attractive to their presence and contremplation. 

Your support is vital to bring this vision to fruition.  Please give generously.