Ouachita County War Memorial -- Camden AR - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This war memorial stands at the northeast corner of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden AR.

The memorial is made of two grey granite rectangular panels oriented horizontally on either side of a vertical black granite central panel. The panels rest on a sightly wider flat base of grey granite inscribed 'DUTY' 'HONOR' 'COUNTRY'.

Across the tops of the horizontal gray granite panels, the emblems of six service branches of the United States are inscribed in this order: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and US Merchant Marine. The memorial is framed by two flag poles.

The central panel reads as follows:

"OUACHITA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL

Dedicated to the memory
of those who served and
gave their life in service
to our country

World War II Prisoners of War
[list of names]

Korean War Prisoners of War
[name]

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

John 15:13

[L panel]
[Army emblem, Navy emblem, Air Force emblem]

World War I
[List of names]

World War II
[List of names]

[R panel]

[Marine emblem, Coast Guard emblem, US Merchant Marine emblem]

World War II
[list of names]

Korean War
[list of names]

Vietnam War
[List of manes]

Iraq War
[list of names]"

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WWI WWII Korea Vietnam Iraq In Honor Of: To the memory of those who served and gave their life in service to our country Marker Text: OUACHITA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL Dedicated to the memory of those who served and gave their life in service to our country World War II Prisoners of War [list of names] Korean War Prisoners of War [name] "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 [L panel] [Army emblem, Navy emblem, Air Force emblem] World War I [List of names] World War II [List of names] [R panel] [Marine emblem, Coast Guard emblem, US Merchant Marine emblem] World War II [list of names] Korean War [list of names] Vietnam War [List of manes] Iraq War [list of names] Date of dedication: 30 May 2005 Who Put it Here?: Citizens of Ouachita County Description of Memorial: The memorial is located on the northeast corner of the Ouachita County Courthouse in downtown Camden AR

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