The Indianapolis space is house to a lot of “treasures” — fascinating locations, museums, and landmarks that make Indy particular. Be part of Information 8’s Hanna Mordoh on a tour of Indy’s treasures.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Struggle Memorial in downtown Indianapolis conveys the contributions and sacrifices of Hoosier servicemembers.
“Welcome to the Indiana Struggle Memorial,” Retired Air Power Brig. Gen. J. Stewart Goodwin, government director of the Indiana Struggle Memorials Fee, stated. “We wish to say we’re the best-kept secret in Indiana, and we don’t wish to be.”
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Goodwin took Information 8’s Hanna Mordoh on an in-depth tour of one of many state’s strongest tributes to the women and men who served.
Based on the fee, the outside of the 210-foot-tall Indiana Struggle Memorial is richly adorned with historic significance.
It was designed to carefully resemble the looks of the unique Mausoleum, one of many Seven Wonders of the Historic World. Either side of the constructing has six columns, with six sculpted figures representing braveness, reminiscence, peace, victory, liberty, and patriotism. The Professional Patria statue on the south steps of the memorial aptly communicates all that the memorial stands for with its Latin that means, “For Nation.”
Basic of the Armies John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe in World Struggle I, laid the cornerstone of the Indiana Struggle Memorial on July 4, 1927.
Probably the most compelling characteristic of the memorial’s inside is the flowery Shrine Room. The room was devoted on Armistice Day, 1933.
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“Alright, that is the place I say, ‘Put together to be shocked,’” Goodwin stated as Information 8 entered the Shrine Room.
“This constructing was constructed for this room and what it does is, it talks concerning the nations that served with us in World Struggle I,” Goodwin stated. “It’s particular as a result of it pays honor to these individuals who helped us win what was imagined to be the ‘warfare to finish all wars.’ This room is definitely the shrine to these nations that helped us win the warfare.”
The Shrine Room contained in the Indiana Struggle Memorial in Indianapolis. (WISH Picture/Hanna Mordoh)
Goodwin continued, “It really begins within the heavens with the star of future. The star of future was the image of hope on this nation within the Twenties and Nineteen Thirties. Now the star you’re looking at is made out of Swedish crystal. And the crystal simply pops! And what we’ve got beneath that’s the garrison flag. That is the biggest flag that we fly at a navy set up.”
The Shrine Room is adorned with two dozen crimson marble pillars that serve to assist the ceiling.
“(They’re) primarily based on the colours of the flag, crimson white, and blue. The columns are from Vermont. They’re hole as a result of we hadn’t invented hydraulics or Numatics but, so that they had been put in by hand,” Goodwin defined. “Why is crimson within the flag? It’s to honor the blood that was shed for our freedom and now white is within the flag for purity. White is within the frieze and this frieze really tells the story of the warfare. Blue is the flag for freedom.”
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Blue stained glass shines pure gentle by way of the Shrine Room and into the constructing, and the identical poet who wrote the quotations on the Lincoln Memorial wrote quotations featured within the Shrine Room. On the heart of the room is what appears to be like like a tomb — nevertheless it’s not, in line with Goodwin.
“This isn’t a tomb — it’s an altar,” Goodwin stated.
On the heart of the altar is the Pledge of Allegiance because it was written when the room was constructed.
“And to the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible. It doesn’t say ‘beneath God,” Goodwin defined. “Effectively, what occurred is, that is the Pledge of Allegiance when the constructing was inbuilt 1933.”
Goodwin’s guided tour of the memorial continued by way of the stairwells, that are adorned with the names of Indiana veterans.
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“These are the names of the 135,000 Hoosiers who served in World Struggle I,” Goodwin defined.
Along with the names of Indiana’s World Struggle I veterans, the names of all Hoosiers killed or lacking in motion from World Struggle II, Korea, and Vietnam are additionally listed.
One other of the memorial’s breathtaking options is the Pershing Auditorium, named for the final who laid the memorial’s cornerstone again in 1927.
The Pershing Auditorium contained in the Indiana Struggle Memorial. (WISH Picture/Hanna Mordoh)
“That is the second-best room in the home,” Goodwin stated. “This room is acoustically good. Due to how this room is located, in case you are sitting up right here, they’ll hear all the pieces you’re speaking about down there.”
Along with the Shrine Room and Pershing Auditorium, the memorial can also be house to the Eli Lilly Civil Struggle Exhibition, the Congressional Gold medal awarded to the ultimate crew of the USS Indianapolis, and a museum devoted to Indiana’s navy historical past.
To wrap up the tour, Goodwin took Information 8 to an space that’s not open to the general public — the highest of the constructing, which gives a tremendous view of the American Legion Mall.
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“We’re up on what is called the third ground,” Goodwin stated. “It provides you an concept of what that mall appears to be like like. And it was really designed after the mall in Washington, D.C.”
Goodwin says Indianapolis is house to extra monuments than any American metropolis aside from the nation’s capital.
“We have now 48 right here in Indianapolis, however I actually recognize the chance to inform these tales as a result of as soon as we get folks into the constructing, we bought them… “
Goodwin says many guests to the Indiana Struggle Memorial have the very same query for him.
“We have now over 120,000 those who come to this constructing every year. Probably the most often-asked query is, ‘How a lot wouldn’t it price to construct this constructing right now?’ Effectively, we all know it was slightly over $2 million in 1920 cash when a gallon of milk was 5 cents.”
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Goodwin says professional architects reviewed the constructing they usually decided, that with all of the memorial’s hand craftsmanship, it could actually by no means absolutely be recreated and would possible be value greater than $500 million right now.
For the reason that begin of the coronavirus pandemic, customer numbers have been down on the Indiana Struggle Memorial, however Goodwin says he hopes that can change shifting ahead.
The Indiana Struggle Memorial is free to go to and open to the general public Wednesday by way of Sunday, from 9 a.m. to five p.m.
A pair of AP Top 25 teams look to bounce back from their first letdowns of the season on Thursday when No. 3 Gonzaga takes on No. 14 Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis event from The Bahamas.
The Bulldogs (5-1) were less than 30 seconds away from advancing to the semifinal round before West Virginia mounted a swift comeback in the final seconds behind Tucker DeVries, who sunk two free throws in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime. The Mountaineers held the Zags to 2-of-10 from the field in the extra period to come away victorious, 84-78, over the No. 3-ranked program in the country. Gonzaga also led by eight points at halftime and by double-digits at the 18:35 mark in the second half.
Braden Huff’s 19 points led his team, followed by Khalif Battle with 16 points. Javon Small scored a season-high 31 points for West Virginia, which went 14-of-28 (50.0%) from the field in the second half.
The Hoosiers (4-1) are looking to rebound from Wednesday’s 89-61 loss to Louisville in their Battle 4 Atlantis opener on Wednesday. Malik Reneau led Indiana with 21 points while former Zag Oumar Ballo recorded 11 points and six rebounds.
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The Bulldogs and Hoosiers have met four times before, all at neutral sites, with the series split at 2-2. The two last met in the 2008 Hartford Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the Zags came out on top, 70-54.
The winner of Thursday’s game plays at noon PST on Friday in the third-place game. Loser plays at 8 a.m. PST in the seventh-place game.
HOW TO WATCH GONZAGA VS. INDIANA
Who: Gonzaga and Indiana meet in the consolation bracket of the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis
When: 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. EST | Thursday, Nov. 28
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort | Nassau, Bahamas
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TV: ESPN2
2024 Battle 4 Atlantis Schedule:
Nov. 28 – Semifinals
Noon ET – Louisville vs. West Virginia
2:30 p.m. ET – Gonzaga vs. Indiana
5 p.m. ET – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
7:30 p.m. ET – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation bracket)
Detroit Pistons (8-12, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (9-10, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -8; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Pacers face Detroit.
The Pacers are 1-1 against division opponents. Indiana has a 4-3 record against teams over .500.
The Pistons are 0-4 against the rest of their division. Detroit gives up 112.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.5 points per game.
The Pacers make 48.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.1 percentage points higher than the Pistons have allowed to their opponents (45.5%). The Pacers average 109.5 points per game, 8.0 fewer points than the 117.5 the Pacers allow.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 17.4 points and 8.8 assists for the Pacers.
Cade Cunningham is averaging 23.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.9 assists for the Pistons.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 5-5, averaging 115.1 points, 40.4 rebounds, 27.3 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.5 points per game.
Pistons: 4-6, averaging 111.1 points, 47.2 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.5 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Andrew Nembhard: out (knee), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: out (oblique).
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Pistons: Bobi Klintman: out (calf), Tobias Harris: day to day (hip), Cade Cunningham: day to day (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – He wasn’t here long, and he is one of several one-year Indiana wonders who have taken the Hoosiers to unprecedented heights in their 10-win 2024 dream season.
The brief and glorious ride that defensive tackle James Carpenter has been on in an Indiana uniform is close to its final act.
The final game of the regular season for Carpenter and his teammates is Saturday when Indiana hosts Purdue in a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.
It won’t be Indiana’s last game as the postseason beckons, but it might be the last chance for Carpenter to bask in the appreciation of home fans who have grown to love him and some of the other Hoosiers – new and old – who have taken Indiana to a possible College Football Playoff berth.
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Carpenter will be out of eligibility after the 2024 season. Other prominent Hoosiers, transfers or not, such as quarterback Kurtis Rourke, running backs Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton, wide receivers Myles Price and Ke’Shawn Williams, center Mike Katic, defensive linemen Lanell Carr Jr. and Jacob Mangum-Farrar and safety Josh Sanguinetti, are among the senior-plus players who are nearing their post-college football futures.
For Carpenter, coming to Indiana and being an integral part of the Hoosiers’ 10-1 season has confirmed to him (and many of his transfer teammates) that they made the right choice to try their luck in the Big Ten after playing at a so-called lower level in the Sun Belt Conference.
“It’s really just having a chip on our shoulder. Most of us that have transferred here, we were under-recruited guys who didn’t get recruited by the schools we wanted to coming out of high school,” Carpenter said.
“So I think we’ve always kind of had that chip on our shoulder coming here, We saw a lot of stuff about how we were too small. We weren’t going to be able to play in the Big Ten. We’ve used that as motivation for us” he said.
Indiana’s James Carpenter (99) celebrates with Daniel Ndukwe (91) after Ndukwe blocked a punt during the Indiana versus Maryland football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
That fuel has pushed Indiana’s defense to impressive heights. The Hoosiers have the best run defense in the nation, giving up just 76.1 yards per game. Indiana is third in total defense at 261 yards per contest. The Hoosiers also rank third nationally in first downs allowed (167).
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Carpenter said that defensive coordinator Bryant Haines keeps things fresh by adding layers to the defensive base principles each week.
“Coach Haines and Coach (Pat) Kuntz (defensive line coach) have definitely added a lot of different stuff. Different fronts, different pass rush schemes, a lot of different blitzes and unique looks,” Carpenter said. “They put a lot on our plate, and we welcome that.”
Carpenter – who has 29 tackles, including five sacks and nine tackles for loss – also cited a good rapport with fellow defensive tackle CJ West, himself a transfer from Kent State.
As they have grown accustomed to one another, Indiana’s run defense and push up front in pass rushing situations have become that much tougher for opponents to handle.
“In camp, we usually build upon the base level stuff. Then, each week, we’re putting in a bunch of new blitzes, different looks,” Carpenter explained. “A bunch of guys have been in the system long enough, we work well together. So they can throw a lot at us, and we’re going to go out there and execute.”
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At a minimum, Indiana will have a bowl game after its regular season finale against Purdue. However, Saturday might be the last chance for Carpenter to play at Memorial Stadium, a happy place for him as he’s concluded a college career near the top of mountain after he was barely recruited out of high school in Roanoke, Va.
Indiana’s James Carpenter (99) celebrates his sack of Maryland’s Billy Edwards Jr. (9) during the Indiana versus Maryland football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Curt Cignetti believed in Carpenter. He was one of his first recruits at James Madison and brought him to Indiana, where both men have enjoyed career highs not known before.
Carpenter will walk on the Memorial Stadium turf on Saturday thankful for his time as a Hoosier.
“It’s definitely going to be a little bit of an emotional moment,” Carpenter said. “It’s been an incredible ride. It’s definitely going to hit me when I’m out there with my parents, but I’ll just save that for that moment.”
A moment Carpenter earned by covering himself in glory in his one season in an Indiana uniform.
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