Willernie American Legion Veterans Memorial - Willernie, Minnesota
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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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 15

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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