Tushka Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Tushka, OK
N 34° 19.360 W 096° 10.269
14S E 760285 N 3801559
A memorial to area veterans stands near a flagpole near the front of Tushka Cemetery, at the end of West Main St, Tushka, OK.
Waymark Code: WMXMMM
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2018
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Tushka, OK is a small town of a little over 300 people. While its roots are in the 1870s, it was known by other names until Tushka -- a Choctaw word for "warrior" -- was adopted in 1909. The cemetery itself has just over 900 burials, and the memorial's donor, Odis R. Nutt, was buried here in 2017.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All Veterans From the Tushka Oklahoma Area
Marker Text:
This monument is dedicated to all veterans from the Tushka, Oklahoma area. They have brought honor to our country and promise to our dreams.
Thank you veterans for our freedom. God bless us all.
Manufactured by Durant Marble and Granite Works
Donated by Odis R. Nutt July 2011
Date of dedication: 7/2011
Who Put it Here?: Odis R. Nutt
Description of Memorial:
The memorial stands behind the flagpole, near the tabernacle located at the front of the cemetery, a newer section. It's a little over four foot high, made of gray granite. The five emblems of the branches of the United States Armed Forces are at the top, and the text follows. The reverse of the memorial is blank.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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