Lea County Veterans Memorial - Lovington, NM
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The Snowdog
N 32° 56.895 W 103° 20.907
13S E 654379 N 3646760
The Lea County Veterans Memorial is found in the southwest corner of the County Courthouse square in Lovington, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WM11TV8
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2019
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There have been three veterans memorials at the Lea County Courthouse. The first was constructed in 1943 and the second in 1982. The present memorial was placed in 2004. It is comprised of four tablets. Three are grouped and cover WW1, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. The fourth stands in front of these three and honors those who fell during the global war on terrorism. You can read about all three of these memorials
here.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WW1
WW2
Korea
Vietnam
War on Terrorism and Tyranny
In Honor Of: -see below-
Marker Text:
There are three markers in a group. The two side markers each bear the text
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
The center monument reads
LEA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL
That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - Abraham Lincoln.
The fourth monument reads
AMERICA'S FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNY AND TERRORISM
Date of dedication: 2004
Who Put it Here?: Lea County
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is in the southwest corner of the courthouse square and consists of four black granite tablets. Three are grouped together and honor those that fought in WW1, WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. The fourth tablet stands in front of the other three and honors those who fought in the war on terrorism.
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