Veterans Memorial - Dublin, Texas
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QuesterMark
N 32° 05.145 W 098° 20.654
14S E 561883 N 3550127
This memorial honors Dublin-area Veterans in all five branches of the military for all wars from the Civil War through the War on Terror.
Waymark Code: WM8YWX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2010
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This memorial consists of six black monoliths with lists of veterans on both sides, plus a smaller monolith with the name of the memorial and the Seals of the five branches of the U.S. Military: Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Marines.
There's also a Texas Historical Marker for Lt. Col. George A. Davis, Jr. here.
The Memorial is located on the Korean War Memorial Highway (U.S. Hwy. 6).
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
The wars covered are:
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Lebanon-Grenada
Cold War
War on Terrorism
and even those that served without a war, listed under Unknown.
In Honor Of: Veterans from the Dublin area, serving in all five branches of the US Military
Marker Text:
(The text is simply 11 (for now) panels of lists of names)
Who Put it Here?: Dublin American Legion Post #219
Description of Memorial:
The Memorial is next to the Dublin Public Library, right off US Highway 6. There are signs next to the memorial listing the sponsor organizations.
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.