Every year, approximately 200,000 service members transition from military service to civilian life

John Kuntz cleveland.com

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2026 5:45 am

Guest Columnist cleveland.com (via Cleveland.com)

Two of the “Guardians of Traffic” sculptures on the Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland with Progressive Field as a backdrop in a 2021 file photo showing the work by sculptor Henry Hering and architect Frank Walker. The sculptures have inspired a book, “Guarding Our Guardians,” on helping veterans transition from deployment to civilian life. Its author, Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, explains what’s at stake in a guest column today. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

This Veterans Day, Clevelanders might consider another meaning behind a name that has become familiar at Progressive Field: Guardians.

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