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 War Memorial - Itasca, TX Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 32° 09.596 W 097° 09.031
14S E 674402 N 3559662
The central black marker is flanked on either side by beautiful marble stones engraved with approximately 2000 names of Itasca area veterans beginning with the Civil War and continuing into recent Peace Time.
Waymark Code: WMWYGD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2017
Views: 1
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Gulf War
Iraq
In Honor Of: To honor those who gave their lives in the service of our country
Marker Text:
Front of center panel of black marker:
Three Stars
Eagle with arrows in right talon and olive leaves in left talon.
Itasca
Veterans Memorial
E Pluribus Unum
One Nation under God
Front of short black panels:
Emblem for Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Army, Air Force, Marines
Back of center panel of black marker:
To honor those who gave their lives in the service of our country
(List of Names with branch of service and war)
Back of short black panels:
Left panel has a relief art of an honor guard firing
Right panel has a relief art of three jets
The grey panels have the names of Wars followed by lists of names on both sides. At the bottom is also quotes.
We make war that we may live in peace - Aristotle
The world must be made safe for democracy - Woodrow Wilson
We have nothing to fear by fear itself - Frankin D. Roosevelt
Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Winston Churchill
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country - John F. Kennedy
Those who have enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them - FDR
Where do we find such men? - Ronald Reagan
Date of dedication: 2004
Who Put it Here?: City of Itasca
Description of Memorial:
In downtown Itasca along Hill Street is a small green space with the central black marker flanked by the eight grey markers. Behind the black marker is three flagpoles with the United States flag in the middle flanked by the Texas flag on the left and the POW/MIA flag on the right.
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