Warren County Veterans Memorial - Monmouth, IL - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

County of monument: Warren County
Location of monument: W. Broadway, courthouse lawn, Monmouth
Date erected: 25 May 1998

Monument text:
(Main column proper right): DUTY

WORLD WAR I * WORLD WAR II
KOREA   *   VIETNAM
======PERSIAN GULF======
INDIAN CAMPAIGNS
KOREA
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
PHILIPPINES-SAMOA
CHINA
MEXICO
HAITI
NICARAGUA
LEBANON
GRENADA
PANAMA
SOMALIA
BOSNIA
AFGHANISTAN
IRAQ
(Center of column): HONOR

WARREN COUNTY
Dedicated
25 MAY 1998
(Proper left of column): COUNTRY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SO HONORABLY SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF OUR COUNTRY IN WAR AND PEACE.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Indian Wars War of 1812 World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf Spanish-American Philippines-Samoa China Mexico Haiti Dominican Republic Nicaragua Lebanon Grenada Panama Somalia Bosnia Afghanistan Iraq In Honor Of: Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice Marker Text: In Loving Memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of those who so honorably served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces of our Country in War and in Peace. Date of dedication: 25 May 1998 Who Put it Here?: Warren County Description of Memorial: Statue atop this huge monument is a WWII era soldier in combat fatigues, carrying an M-1 Garand rifle in a crouch-crawl moving forward toward the enemy. Two other columns rise behind the main one and are topped with eagles wings opened. The main column has the inscription, county and list of war involved. The back side of the main column and the other two columns list the veterans honored by military branch. Left rear of main column starts with US Army then list names under each war beginning with the Indians Wars. Rear column left is the US Navy and Army Air Corps/Air Force, again names under each war they were involved in the rear column right, list the US Marine Corps the Coast Guard and even Seabees as a separate branch of service. There are also, two Medal of Honor recipients who's entire citation is printed on board with a special dedication to each of them.

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