“The Mark V Monument Project” is an undertaking to erect an eleven (11) foot
tall bronze/granite JAKE monument. It will have a three (3) foot tall
pentagon shaped granite base. Each of the five sides will display a bronze
seal of one of the five services of the U.S. Military. The monument will
celebrate all graduates, past, present, and future of all U.S. Navy Diving
Schools that go down in the sea to work. This monument will celebrate
traditions forever of divers around the world who have given their life's
work to underwater ships husbandry, underwater construction, salvage of
ships lost at sea, combat, and clandestine missions.
Bob Barth enlisted the help of Dave Sullivan from the Naval Diving and
Salvage Training Center (NDSTC). To ensure everything was legal and
above-board, Bob and Dave formed a not-for-profit Florida corporation, The
Mark V Monument Project Inc. They also enlisted the help of Ed Delanoy,
Dave Thompson, Kellard Jansen, and Jim McCarthy to form The Mark V Monument
Committee (MVMC). The committee has been deeply involved in every aspect of
design to ensure the product is technically accurate and to guarantee we
erect a "JAKE" that all graduates (past, present, and future) of navy dive
schools will take pride in.
The MVMC initially solicited the diving community for donations to design,
fabricate, and erect the JAKE at NDSTC. Some very gracious donation were
received but eventually waned off leaving a balance of funds far from what
would be required to proceed. The MVMC put their heads together and
brainstormed the idea to contract with Paul Guiver of Divers Gifts and
Collectables, the production of 300 21-inch bronze/granite, certified,
serialized, limited edition, exact replicas, of the monument for sale. At
the writing of this article, approximately 140 of the statuettes and the
corresponding limited edition certificates have been delivered to supporters
around the globe, from Canada, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom,
Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and many US cities, coast to coast.
The price of these statuettes is $2,000 each (shipping included CONUS).
There are only 300. This is a great price for a piece of art that is
also a piece of history. We have the capability to accept your VISA,
AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER Card, or MASTERCARD as payment by way of
phone or email. We will also entertain partial payments, of $500 per
month (delivery at final payment). The Mark V Monument Project Inc. has
been granted Tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions
are deductible under section 170 of the Code; therefore we issue a $600
deductible donation certificate with the purchase of each statuette.
We will actually only be selling 296 statuettes. We have given away in
drawings serial # 001-300, #200-300, #098-300 and are now selling ticket
for serial # 083-300 . The donation is $20, however there will only be
250 tickets. They will go very quickly.
If you are interested in contributing to the successful completion of
this project by becoming a proud owner of one of these serialized
limited edition statuettes, you can place an order using the following
phone numbers and emails:
We encourage and are still accepting donations for this effort.
Corporate Sponsorship in amounts greater than $5000 will receive special
recognition in the form of one of the three hundred statuettes. Please
contact Dave Sullivan or Bob Barth for information on where and how to
send your tax-deductible contribution.
The “REPLICA SALES” tab indicates how many statuettes have been
purchased, the corresponding serial numbers and who purchased them. We
will now be maintaining a minimum of 20 statuettes on hand for immediate
shipping upon your order. Delivery to your designated location (CONUS)
will be within a couple days of placing your order. Reservations
require payment in full (unless you have made prior arrangements). If
you have, any questions please contact either:
In
an effort to further broadcast their effort and thereby increase
statuette sales the MVMP has developed a new “I GOT MINE” decal.
Everyone that purchases a statuette will be provided with two (2) decals
for placement on the rear windows of their vehicles.
Additionally we have redesigned the website. Finally, as a reminder,
the NAUI cards are still available. Please click on the Military
diver Certification tab at the top or bottom of this page
for details.
