Veterans Memorial - Riverside, CA
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N 33° 53.185 W 117° 16.705
11S E 474255 N 3749597
One of many memorials at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
Waymark Code: WM188VX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2023
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Photos taken on 26 May 2023. From the website, "A bronze figure of a lifeless soldier lying atop a black rectangular shaft, his arms hanging over the sides, and a GI issue poncho draped over his body. The memorial is installed in the center of raised terrace that is surrounded by a low stone wall."
The inscription says, "THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO EULOGIZE THE SACRIFICES OF AMERICAN VETERANS // IT IS TO COMMEMORATE THEM, THEIR COMRADES, THEIR PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL SACRIFICES, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE AMERICANS WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY."
TITLE: Veterans Memorial
ARTIST(S): Schomberg, A. Thomas, 1943- , sculptor.
DATE: May 27, 2000
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 68000044
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Riverside National Cemetery
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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