Korean/Vietnam/Persian Gulf War Memorial - Riverside Park - Grants Pass, OR - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Located in the heart of Riverside Park are a few memorials and plaques dedicated to men and women of various wars. This multi-war memorial reads:

TO THE AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE KOREAN, VIETNAM, AND PERSIAN GULF WARS. ALL WHO SHALL HEREAFTER LIVE IN FREEDOM WILL BE REMINDED THAT TO THESE MEN, WOMEN AND THEIR COMRADES WE OWE A DEBT TO BE PAID WITH GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR SACRIFICE AND THE HIGH RESOLVE THAT THE CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY SERVED, SHALL LIVE ETERNALLY.

The inscription on the memorial plaque is taken from words quoted by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower that appear in a huge, 500-page, leather-bound book; a roll of honour to the 28,000 Americans who died in World War II and which resides in St. Paul's Cathedral in London and within a chapel dedicated to all Americans. The full quote from the book by Eisenhower reads:

Each name inscribed in this book is a story of personal tragedy and a grieving family; a story repeated endlessly in white crosses girdling the globe. The Americans, whose names here appear, were part of the price that free men have been forced a second time to pay in this century to defend human liberty and rights. Fittingly, this roll of honor has been enshrined by the Mother Country of all English-speaking democracies in this special chapel of St Paul’s, once a target of barbaric attack. Here, we and all who shall hereafter live in freedom will be reminded that to these men and their comrades of all the Allies we owe a debt to be paid with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice and with the high resolve that the cause for which they died shall live eternally.

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The book was formally unveiled in 1958 at a service to dedicate the Chapel, attended by The Queen and American Vice President, Richard M Nixon. President Eisenhower visited the chapel and the roll of honour a year later.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War In Honor Of: To the American Veterans of the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars Marker Text: Please read above Who Put it Here?: Unknown Description of Memorial: This multi-war memorial resides in the heart of Riverside Park and amongst a few other war memorials located here. There is a memorial rose garden, an Elks Lodge flagpole and a gazebo located to the south of this memorial. We visited this park in the wintertime so weren't able to appreciate the full beauty here but can imagine this particular spot to be vibrant with colors and life during certain times of the year. Date of dedication: Not listed

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