New Franklin man turns problem tree into powerful symbol to honor children's military service

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New Franklin man turns problem tree into powerful symbol to honor children's military service
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Jeff Withrow has lived in the same house on Center Road, near Grove Road, in New Franklin , for decades.“It's such a wonderful community, and I never want to leave,” Withrow said.When a 60-foot maple tree in his front yard threatened his house, it had to be cut down. That happened in 2018, but Withrow didn’t want it completely removed.“I left it at a certain height, because I knew what I wanted to do after they both got out of the service.

“They thought I was gonna make an eagle or something because it looked like two wings and a nose,” Withrow said.It took Withrow about three months to carve what he was after— a peace sign.“And I'm not a tree carver at all… chain saw and a grinder that's all it is,” Withrow said.The creases on the monument’s fingers are fashioned after those on Withrow’s hand.“Everybody wants peace no matte what,” Withrow said.

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