Willernie American Legion Veterans Memorial - Willernie, Minnesota
N 45° 03.435 W 092° 57.534
15T E 503236 N 4989311
US Veterans memorial in Willernie, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMHBKV
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2013
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This monument to those who have served in the US Armed forces was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1993 in the town of Willernie. It occupies a corner of the triangular park which serves as a City Center. The monument was placed by the Kramer-Berg American Legion Post #507. The polished granite stone reads:
"IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
and shows a bald eagle clutching a US Flag. The monument also contains a single flagpole, upon which fly a US flag and a POW-MIA flag.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
The Memorial reads:
"In honor and memory of all men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States of America"
In Honor Of: IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Marker Text:
Besides the text shown above, the monument contains the symbol of the American Legion, and the words "Dedicated May 31, 1993 Kramer-Berg American Legion Post 507"
Date of dedication: 5/31/1993
Who Put it Here?: Kramer-Berg American Legion Post 507
Description of Memorial:
A small park in the center of the village of Willernie, MN. The monument is set in a garden with low flowers around, mid-sized hedges behind, and some tall pine trees behind that. There is a light available for keeping the flag illuminated at night or in bad weather (although I do not know if this is actually done)
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