Veterans Memorial - Capitan, NM
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linkys
N 33° 32.742 W 105° 34.376
13S E 446811 N 3711932
Small town memorial to all veterans, both wartime and peace time.
Waymark Code: WM7VTM
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2009
Views: 3
Memorial is concrete, painted white, approximately 9 ft. high.
Inscription:
(On upper plaque on front:) ANOTHER LIONS CLUB PROJECT SMOKEY BEAR LIONS CLUB (On lower plaque on front:) IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN PEACE AND WARTIME/American Legion Post #57
The sculpture originally had a brass plaque which listed names of Lincoln County citizens killed or lost in the two World Wars. After the plaque was stolen, it was replaced with the current plaque which honors veterans of all wars. This plaque was placed by the Lion's Club and the American Legion Post 57 about 1990.
Above information taken from the SIRIS art inventories catalog Link.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All those who served their country in both war and peace time
Marker Text:
IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN PEACE AND WARTIME/American Legion Post #57
ANOTHER LIONS CLUB PROJECT SMOKEY BEAR LIONS CLUB
Date of dedication: circa 1950
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post #57 and Smokey Bear Lions Club
Description of Memorial:
Nine foot tall white obelisk in a small park in the heart of Capitan. Walking to a near by business after visiting Smokey Bear State Park, the white obelisk caught our attention.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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