2018 Soldier Field / The Special Olympics Eternal Flame of Hope Monument

The Eternal Flame of Hope - by Richard Hunt

The Special Olympics Eternal Flame of Hope Monument – by Richard Hunt

Dedicated: July 20, 2018
in honor of Special Olympics athletes past, present and future around the world.

The monument was dedicated on the 50th Anniversary of Special Olympics 1968-2018.

Location: Soldier Field

One July 20, 1968, the First Special Olympics Games were held in Soldier Field.

The Special Olympics Monument was dedicated on its 50th anniversary on July 20, 2018.

The Special Olympics Eternal Flame of Hope Monument – by Richard Hunt / Inscribed words: Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. – Special Olympics Athlete Oath.

One July 20, 1968, the First Special Olympics Games were held in Soldier Field and were made possible by innovators, pioneers and concerned, forward thinkers individuals of goodwill, including Anne McGlone Burke, Dr. William Freedberg of Southern Illinois University, Dr. Frank Hayden, William McFtridge and Dan Shannon of Chicago Park District, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, whose work made Special Olympics a global movement to create inclusion in every corner of the world.