Oaklawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Sulphur, OK
N 34° 32.864 W 096° 58.980
14S E 685076 N 3824737
A simple veterans memorial stands in front of the flagpoles in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, OK.
Waymark Code: WMRE2K
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2016
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While American Legion Post #148 is still with us, Platt National Park is not: It was abolished by Congress in 1976 and merged with the Arbuckle Recreation Area to become the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: In Memory of our Departed Comrades who have Given the Supreme Sacrifice to God and Country
Marker Text:
In Memory of our Departed Comrades who have Given the Supreme Sacrifice to God and Country
Platt National Park
Post 148
Date of dedication: Pre-1976
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post #148
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is a simple bronze plaque, affixed to a rock, located in front of two flagpoles. One flag is the POW/MIA flag, while the other, of course, is that of the United States. Veterans of multiple wars are buried in this section, most of them with government-issued headstones.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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