Veterans Memorial - Franklin Park, IL - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

One vertical marker is engraved with descriptions and dates of the Civil War, Spanish American War, WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Another lists veterans from local Franklin Park American Legion Post 974.

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"The United States Military Armed Forces Veterans Memorial in Franklin Park was officially dedicated on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2000.

The Memorial is located on the 9500 block of Belmont Avenue, across from the Franklin Park Police Department. Eugene Piltaver was chairman of the memorial committee, which worked on the project for several years in conjunction with Franklin Park President Dan Pritchett. Resident landscape architect Ronald Daye designed the 10-foot, semi-circular memorial.

Any individual who has resided in Franklin Park and served in any branch of the military is eligible to have his or her name listed on the memorial. There are pillars for each branch of the service (see Army and Navy examples), from the Spanish-American War to the War in Vietnam. There is also a pillar which describes each war the U.S. has been involved in and the dates that war was declared and ended."

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Civil War, Spanish American War, WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam In Honor Of: veterans from Franklin Park, IL Marker Text: Veterans Memorial Dedicated November 11, 2000 name of Village President list of names of Village Trustees list of names of committee members Date of dedication: November 11,2000 Who Put it Here?: Village of Franklin Park Description of Memorial: I found it while searching for a caboose I wanted to waymark in the area. The location is the junction of several roads and a rail line.

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