In 2002 the Alaska State Legislature voted to establish a fund for the maintenance, repair, replacement, and enhancement of, or addition to, veterans' memorials or monuments to the military.  Grants may also be awarded for the development and construction of new veterans' memorials or monuments to the military.

Captain Donald R. Robinson was a graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.  This memorial is to honor all former students who died in battle.  Robinson was a UAF ROTC graduate who posthumously earned the Distinguished Service Cross for valorous action during the Vietnam War.

Created to recognize veterans in the area for their valuable service.  The park will be adjacent to the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village currently under construction.