A stretch of Veterans Memorial Parkway in Cape Coral has been dedicated in honor of Captain Daniel Eggers, a local military hero who died in Afghanistan more than two decades ago. This tribute brings a personal touch to the community, transforming a part of the city into a reminder of his sacrifice.<\/p>\n
Before the dedication, Captain Eggers spent his youth preparing for a military career, often practicing with friends at Echo Park in Cape Coral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He would go with his JROTC buddies and go into Echo Park and pretend to live off the land,” said Anne Marie Eggers.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the applause filled the commissioners’ meeting as they formally dedicated the first stretch of Veterans Memorial Parkway as Captain Daniel W. Eggers Memorial Highway.<\/p>\n
“Hereby proclaim and dedicate a portion of Veterans Parkway as Captain Daniel W. Eggers Memorial Highway in lasting tribute to his courage, leadership, and devotion to his country,” said Brian Hammon.<\/p>\n
The Eggers family stood proudly before a replica of the sign, identical to the one now visible to drivers coming off the Midpoint Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I think it personalizes it, and it reminds us of the sacrifice he made and his family made,” said Bill Wilcox.<\/p>\n
Visitors like Mary Kay Notter felt a personal connection to the dedication.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It’s very moving. It’s great to see that my father was a veteran. He was in Korea, so, yeah, it’s terrific,” said Notter.<\/p>\n
For the Eggers family, this recognition in their hometown holds deep meaning.<\/p>\n
“My brother, his name, his sacrifice, started something that will be tremendous,” said Anne Marie Eggers.<\/p>\n
Captain Eggers’ name on this highway serves as a constant reminder of the people behind our freedom, with county leaders indicating that more names might follow in similar tributes.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A stretch of Veterans Memorial Parkway in Cape Coral has been dedicated in honor of Captain Daniel Eggers,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,3837,325],"class_list":["post-51574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-collaborator_gen_stories","tag-lee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}