Caddo County Veterans Memoral - Anadarko, OK
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The Snowdog
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A multi-war veterans memorial in front of the Caddo County Courthouse in Anadarko, Oklahoma
Waymark Code: WM10760
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2019
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This eleven-monument stone memorial was dedicated in 2011 at the Caddo County Court House Plaza to honor all war dead of the county. There are individual monuments for each of the branches of the Armed Services, and several are engraved with the names of veterans from the County. The web page for the monument is
here.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korean War 1950-1953
Vietnam War 1962-1973
Global War on Terrorism 2001-
In Honor Of: "All those who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the armed forces of the United States of America."
Marker Text:
CADDO COUNTY
VETERANS MEMORIAL
BY THESE ENGRAVINGS THE CITIZENS OF CADDO COUNTY
REMEMBER ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WHILE
SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
AND LET US NOT FORGET ALL THOSE WHO ARE MISSING IN
ACTION OR PRISONER OF WAR. FOREVER SHALL WE
REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE AND SPIRIT
Date of dedication: 2011
Who Put it Here?: Caddo County, Oklahoma
Description of Memorial:
Three flagpoles and eleven black, engraved stone tablets in one row, near the main entrance on the east side of the Caddo County Courthouse.
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