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 Hines VA Hospital Veteran's Memorial - Hines, IL Posted by:  adgorn
N 41° 51.273 W 087° 50.536
16T E 430087 N 4633970
Five pointed star shaped memorial, with bronze plaques and seals of the branches of service, as well as flags, located just southwest of the old hospital building.
Waymark Code: WM5704
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2008
Views: 13
The bronze plaques are at the intersection of each starpoint and commemorate veterans of Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. The plaques show figures & scenes from the period and list the number of "participants" and "deaths in service." (The latter number seems too high in all cases.)
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War
In Honor Of: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
Marker Text:
Spanish American War
Participants 392,000
Deaths in Service 11,000
World War I
Participants 4,744,000
Deaths in Service 116,000
World War II
Participants 16,535,000
Deaths in Service 406,000
Korean War
Participants 6,807,000
Deaths in Service 55,000
Vietnam War
Participants 9,200,000
Deaths in Service 109,000
(As I menioned above, the Deaths in Service numbers appear to be too high.)
Date of dedication: none given
Who Put it Here?: not stated
Description of Memorial:
Found by biking into the hospital grounds. I found out that photography is no longer allowed on the grounds, but they let me keep my shots of monuments.
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