Johnston-headquartered Operation Stand Down RI will display the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial on the field at Gillette Stadium this Veterans Day Weekend.

This is the first time the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial will travel outside of Rhode Island.

The event will be open to the public on Friday, Nov. 10 and Veterans Day, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. On Sunday, Nov. 12, it will be open from 9 a.m. until noon.  At 11 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 10 a special opening ceremony will be hosted by the Patriots Foundation and Cross Insurance in honor New England’s Gold Star Families.

“This is a big deal for the memorial as it is the first time Operation Stand Down RI has taken it on the road,” said Dee DeQuattro, Founder of the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial. “When I first came up with the concept for the memorial, one of the main goals was to spread awareness about the sacrifice of our nation’s military. Displaying the memorial at an iconic New England location will attract new visitors and help spread awareness.”

In addition to the Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, OSDIR will also display the Invisible Scars of War Monument. This monument recognizes the pain and sacrifices of those Service Members who have succumbed to the invisible scars of war such as depression and PTSD and ultimately committed suicide.

The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial was launched by OSDRI in 2015. The memorial displays 7,026 boots adorned with flags and name placards representing the lives of the of the U.S. service members killed in action post-911 in the Global War on Terror. The exhibition has been seen by thousands of visitors since its inception in 2015. Every fallen service member is included in the memorial; service members are alphabetized by state allowing individuals to locate friends and loved ones at the memorial.