Gary Brattain and his wife went to a meeting of the Yorba Linda Veterans Memorial Association intending to purchase a memorial bench. Instead, they came away with the job to build the memorial. Related Links: Best of California 2009 Brattain, president of Brea-based Building Construction Specialties, Inc., was attending a fundraiser for the association in 2007 when someone asked if someone knew a good design-builder or contractor for the proposed memorial. Brattain and his wife volunteered their time and services for the project. They had initially attended the association meeting simply to purchase a memorial bench; the Brattains’ son, Joel,