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 Jasper County Veterans Memorial, Newton, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 38° 59.436 W 088° 09.692
16S E 399406 N 4316375
County seats newest memorial. Another on courthouse lawn was erected in August of 1941 for all wars.
Waymark Code: WM4AWM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2008
Views: 21
Location of Monument: Van Buren St. & Jourdan St. (IL-33), courthouse lawn, Newton,
Monument Text:
Dedicated To Those Men And Women Who Served In The Armed Forces For The United States Of America And In Special Memory Of Those Who Gave Their Lives. On the Rear:
"All Gave Some,
Some Gave All"
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Thos Men and Women Who Served
Marker Text:
see above
Date of dedication: Nov. 11, 2005
Who Put it Here?: Jasper County
Description of Memorial:
Black polished marble, with three connected panels. Left carries the US Flag, right carries the POW flag, center the flag raising at Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, with dedication below. On the rear is the Phrase "All Gave Some, Some Gave All" and the date.
Across the bottom of the monument are shown the insigna of the services.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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