VFW War Memorial Globe - Salem, Oregon - Earth Globes on Waymarking.com

This war memorial features a bronze sculpture of a soldier standing a top a globe that measures approximately three feet in diameter. The globe is mounted atop a based that displays the insignia of the VFW and each of the five branches of the armed forces.

The globe shows continents and seas in accurate positions. Some liberties are taken in terms of the "relief" in that it does not appear that a specific scale was used, but mountains are depicted as taller than the rest of the terrain.

The memorial is an interesting piece of artwork and is located within a small memorial park north of the Veterans Affairs building on the west bank of Mill Creek. Other memorials in this park are dedicated to veterans of the Korean War and the Afghan-Iraqi Freedom conflicts. A granite obelisk honors recipients of the Medal of Honor. Further south, along the creek behind the Veterans Affairs building is a doughboy statue honoring World War I veterans and a plaque for Spanish-American War veterans.

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Stationary or rotating globe: Stationary Historical or current information: Current Surface (elevation) relief: yes Size: Three feet

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/03/2019 kilroy18 visited it