Peace Garden - Cement, OK
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hamquilter
N 34° 56.150 W 098° 08.405
14S E 578531 N 3866264
This memorial is part of a small Peace Garden area in Cement.
Waymark Code: WMWDRM
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2017
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Cement, OK is a small rural town of about 490 residents. On Main Street, just south of 5th Street is a small grass area known as Peace Garden. At the sidewalk is a monument with a bronze plaque which reads:
Peace Garden
A tribute to the veterans of
World War I and II and dedicated
to the memory of those who
sacrificed their lives that
peace might be preserved.
Above this plaque is an additional bronze plaque which reads:
Honor Roll of all
Cement area men who died
while serving our country. The Honor Roll contains the names of nineteen of those lost.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I and II
In Honor Of: Veterans of WWi and WWII
Marker Text:
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Date of dedication: Not shown
Who Put it Here?: Not shown
Description of Memorial:
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