But years later, the plaque was picked up for next-to-nothing at an Oxfordshire scrapyard. For the past 20 years, it has hung on the wall of a workshop ... needed a piece of brass for a job ...

To raise funds for the projects, the group is offering memorial plaques for $25,000 each. The 2½-by-10-inch brass plaques will be recessed into the railing at the top of four beach access ...