H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The approximately 3.5-foot tall granite marker at the front of the Veterans Section in the cemetery is inscribed as follows:

Dedicated to
Those Veterans
Who Gave
Their Lives
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Ocean Beaches
American Legion
Post #129
Lebanon
Granada
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Afghanistan

The marker originally only listed four wars (World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War). Five additional wars were later added at the bottom of the earlier inscribed text. There are over 50 Veterans graves within this Veterans section.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I World War II Korean War Lebanon Granada Persian Gulf Iraq Afghanistan In Honor Of: Those Veterans Who Gave Their Lives Marker Text: Dedicated to Those Veterans Who Gave Their Lives World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Ocean Beaches American Legion Post #129 Lebanon Granada Persian Gulf Iraq Afghanistan Who Put it Here?: Ocean Beaches American Legion Post #129 Description of Memorial: The cemetery where this Veterans Memorial is located is 26 acres in size and is located on land that was deeded to the City of Jacksonville Beach to be used as a burial area. The cemetery's namesake, H. Warren Smith, served as the mayor of the town of Pablo Beach in 1914. In 1925, the town of Pablo Beach was incorporated as the city of Jacksonville Beach. There are approximately 5,000 grave sites in the cemetery with approximately 3,500 headstones. Date of dedication: Not listed

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