American Legion Memorial - Stillwater, OK
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N 36° 06.926 W 097° 03.611
14S E 674586 N 3998494
This memorial stands on the grounds of the Payne County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMZ0B0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2018
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The local American Legion Post has sponsored this granite memorial. On the front is the dedication, with an engraving of a head and shoulder of a soldier, and the seals of the American Legion and its Auxiliary. On the back is a poem and an engraving of an American flag. It stands on the southwest corner of the intersection of W. 6th Avenue and S. Husband, in front of the Payne County Courthouse.
Dedicated in honor and appreciation
Of those brave men and women who
Served in the defense of our country
Erected by
Carter C. Hanner -
Mamon G. Sharp
American Legion
Post 129 - Unit 129
The Centennial year
1976
Who knew his rank
His creed, his race.
To us it matters not.
He was the flower of youth -
The hope of mankind unfulfilled.
May the Angel of Peace have sway.
Maude Vogler Whipple 
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Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Those who served in the defense of our country
Marker Text:
See narrative
Date of dedication: 1976
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post 129
Description of Memorial:
See narrative
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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