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 El Dorado Co. Veterans' Memorial - Placerville CA Posted by:  sbcamper
N 38° 43.425 W 120° 49.336
10S E 689314 N 4288372
This is an all star memorial. There are 11 flagpoles, US and 5 service branches, & five more. The area is surrounded by benches, monuments, and pavers. Under a giant oak tree.
Waymark Code: WM6DJJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2009
Views: 3
The flags are visible from HW 50 eastbound. They are too tall to catch in the photos. One bent in a high wind with the largest flag.
The benches are polished granite. This was dedicated Veterans Day 2006.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
There is a POW bench. Only specific wars mentioned are on individual pavers.
In Honor Of: El Dorado County veterans
Marker Text:
One bench shows the Harralson family:
"Commander Richard A Harralson, USN Ret. 1937-1957 active. WWII POW, Jap, 1942-45, and Korea, 1950-53. Seana Naomi Winkler Harralson, USN, 1944-46. Lt. Matthew J Bauman USMC, Lt Stephen Nieman, USN & Helen K Harralson/Bauman. "
Date of dedication: 11/11/2006
Who Put it Here?: Sierra Neveda VFW 2680, VFW 10165, Am legion 119, DAV 53, PHS 30, USMC League Det. 697, auxillaries.
Description of Memorial:
It is at the top of a hill with county maintenance of the grounds. The local vets are very proud of this site. deservedly. Many of the names are familiar local businesses. The pavers number over 2400.
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