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 Veterans Memorial - Myrtle Point, OR Posted by:  silverquill
N 43° 03.928 W 124° 08.637
10T E 406857 N 4768719
This veterans memorial is located at the end of the Spruce St. business district in the small town of Myrtle Point, Oregon. It names those who gave there lives in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. There is also an memorial for military dogs.
Waymark Code: WM6FQ0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2009
Views: 4
SO THEY GAVE SO SHALL THEY BE REMEMBERED
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WWII |
Korea |
Lee Gilbert Ray
WWII
Kenneth P. Anderson
Marvin L. Barkley
Phillip F. Bartlet, Jr.
Virgil E. Brooks, Jr.
Olon E. Brooks, Jr.
Harry M. Brown
Austin D. Bryant
Francis S. Caffey
Wallace I. Carl
Herbert S. Evans
Stanley R. Felshar
John E. Grant
Herbert W. Haney
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Benjamin H. Held
Howard E. Hoffman
Gussie L. Jewett
Basil H. Lewis
Armos Mannila
Frendy D. Medlock, Jr.
Theodore R. Miller
Charles B. Morris
George V. Peet
Charles E. Pritchford
Richard S. Pointer
Harry D. Rankin
Harold A. Reed
Elmer A. Rowan
Charles O. Smith
Marvin O. Smith
Dallas L. Workman
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Clifford G. Brownson
VIETNAM
H. Stanley Bern
Timothy J. Brown
Danny Ray Kilgore
Donald G. Miller
Alfred E. Plaep, Jr.
Marvin R. Smith
Terry L. Staaman
James C. Tubb, Jr.
Wm. Larry Wilson |
VFW Lee Ray Post & Aux #2978
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
In Honor Of: SO THEY GAVE SO SHALL THEY BE REMEMBERED
Marker Text:
SO THEY GAVE SO SHALL THEY BE REMEMBERED
"Lest We Forget" VFW Lee Ray Post & Aux #2978
(see long description for the text of names)
Who Put it Here?: VFW Lee Ray Post & Aux #2978
Description of Memorial:
This is an etched granite memorial surrounded by the flags of the United States, the State of Oregon, and the POW-MIA flag. A brick wall extends from the side forming a partially enclosed area with several granite benches. There is also an area of donated bricks surrounding and inscription honoring military dogs. It is located on the corner of Spruce and Third St.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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