Kiowa Warriors - Carnegie, OK - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Carnegie is the headquarters of the Kiowa Tribe. Their administrative and services buildings, as well as the Kiowa Tribal Museum are located on Highway 9 on the west side of Carnegie.

North of the museum is an area known as Warrior's Walk. This monument is located in a circular area at the north end of the walk. A thick concrete wall four feet high supports a flagpole flying the flag of the United States. Alongside the flagpole is a granite monument honoring Kiowa tribesmen killed in action. In front of the wall are two monuments on the ground indicating that the monument was sponsored by the American War Mothers Kiowa Chapter 18, giving the names of the Executive Boards of 1992-1993 and 1995-1996.

On th back of the monument are the names of nine of these warriors killed in action. The front of the monument reads:

Dedicated to the memory of our Kiowa warriors
killed in action, in all wars who sacrificed
their lives for democracy, freedom, justice
and peace
LEST WE FORGET

The monument has an engraving of the Kiowa seal and the names of eleven warriors who were killed in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq In Honor Of: Kiowa warriors killed in action Marker Text: See narrative Date of dedication: 5/30/1993 Who Put it Here?: American War Mothers Kiowa Chapter 18 Description of Memorial: See narrative

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