Lions Club Veterans Memorial - Piedmont, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 09.956 W 090° 40.870
15S E 705886 N 4115797
Elaborate Veterans Memorial Park, constructed and erected by the local Lions Club
Waymark Code: WMMWBA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2014
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County of Memorial: Wayne County
Location of Memorial: Piedmont Ave. (MO-34), Piedmont Community Park, Piedmont
Erected by: Piedmont Lions
Date erected: 1974
Dedication Plaque Text: Dedicated to All Wayne County men who have seerved their country in the Armed Forces
Erected by
THE PIEDMONT LIONS CLUB
1974
Other plaques are mounted on each boulder for each colflict. You can view the names in the photo gallery or each.
A couple have no names, just text:
In Honor of Veterans of all wars and conflicts in defense of freedom around the world
and
In honor of Veterans of Irq, Desert Storm and Operation Freedom; 1990 and 2003
Proper Description:
Deep inside Piedmont City Park, behind the ball fields and picnic areas, is this Veterans Memorial. It is laid out as a walk. Central circle cul-de-sac is the central flag pole. As you enter beneath a gold gilded sign "Veterans Memorial" you pass several boulders, each contain a plaque of dedication, or Wayne Counties loss. One per War.
I was searching for a Jesse James marker, for the Gads Hill train robbery, when I stopped a young man (high school age) and he told me he didn't know about the Jesse James marker but I should visit the Piedmont Memorial in the park. He gave me directions to get there, and go I did. More than worth the effort to get back here.