LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — An Anderson County veterans community is trying to save their crumbling wall of honor.

American Legion Post 34 said the veteran’s wall is falling to pieces and needs repair before the winter arrives.

“This one is just crumbling, and just falls apart, you can just pull it. And water is totally seeping in there that’s why we got so much right here,” said Larry Simpson with Post 34.

The white buildup of calcium deposits shows brightly on the Veterans Wall of Honor.

Paula and Larry in their home in Lawrenceburg, reminiscing their days together when he was in the Navy. (Spectrum News 1/Khyati Patel)

“Well, we have tried several different things to get this calcium off. And it works but it still leaves it in like this and right here we would have to repair it. There's no way you're going to get that all,” Simpson said.

Simpson is a Navy veteran. They can handle the small strips of damage but it’s the large chunks that appear on the nameplates, that are most concerning.

“If anybody knows anything besides acid that we can take itself because if we use acid, it amounts to this,” Simpson said.

Just minutes away, at his home, Larry reminisces on his time in the Navy.

“I did not want to go into the Army. I did not want to go into the Air Force,” Simpson said. “And so I figured that I could swim pretty good. So if I went to the Navy and something happened, maybe I could swim. I knew I couldn't fly. and I don't like laying in the mud. So I chose the navy for my career. I've spent six years in the Navy. I made two tours in Vietnam.”

He also explained the meaningfulness of the names on the wall.

A photo of Larry Simpson from when he served in the Navy. (Spectrum News 1/Khyati Patel)

“The wall is very important because each and every one of those veterans names that down the wall. They put their life up,” Simpson said.

His wife Paula has joined in with repair efforts in Lawrenceburg.

“The damage is really, really bad. You can see back here where the damage is it's damaged on the top and this really breaks my heart because you know, these are our men, women that have fought to keep freedom here,” Paula said.

She’s with the Auxiliary Unit 34, putting on a Christmas Extravaganza Bazaar to help raise money to fix the deteriorating memorial.

“With being a spouse, I want to support Larry and everything that he does. So this is the one thing that he's big and right now so this is what I'm doing,” Paula said.

It’s a wall that holds meaning for a couple with a legacy on display.

“You know there's so many on here that, they're not here, right. My dad's names are on here, uncles are on here and they're not just names. These are people, people that we love,” Paula said.

The American Legion Post 34 said they will host a fundraising event on Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There will be a silent auction, door prizes, and an open kitchen. All proceeds from that event will also go to the Veterans Wall.