Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial - College Station, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 38.492 W 096° 17.607
14R E 759391 N 3392999
A bronze sculpture is mounted upon a Texas granite base. The memorial honors veterans from the Brazos Valley area who served in the uniformed services of the United States.
Waymark Code: WMRPGF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2016
Views: 3
The Red granite Wall of Honor lists more than 4,800 names of veterans from all periods of United States history, including 24 United States Presidents who served in the military and seven Texas A&M University former students who received the Medal of Honor.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
In Honor Of: No Plaque
Marker Text:
A list of 4,800 names.
Date of dedication: Nov. 10, 2002
Who Put it Here?: Cities of Bryan, College Station and Brazos County Commissioners Court
Description of Memorial:
Bronze figure of a soldier carrying a wounded soldier is displayed on a granite wall with the names of Brazos County military who lost their lives in time of war.
It is in a plaza which is along a walkway with other memorials.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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