Freedom Isn't Free - Shawnee, OK
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The Snowdog
N 35° 21.693 W 096° 54.813
14S E 689564 N 3915136
This painted fiberglass horse, part of the "Horse in the City" art project, is a veterans memorial - in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WM17C80
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2023
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The "Horse in the City" art project, begun in 2007, is still going strong in Shawnee as various groups sponsor and decorate these horses. This example is at the Shawnee Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and serves as a Veterans and POW/MIA memorial.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
American Revolution - War of 1812 - Mexican War - Sivil War - Spanish-American War - World War I - World War II - Korean War - Bay of Pigs - Vietnam War - Afghanistan War - Iraq War
In Honor Of: Veterans
Marker Text:
You Are Not Forgotten
Who Put it Here?: Shawnee Chapter, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Description of Memorial:
A painted fiberglass horse, rearing on two legs, painted blue and decorated with graphics of military equipment, a POW/MIA graphic, and the names of numerous conflicts (including the rarely-mentioned Bay of Pigs invasion).
Date of dedication: Not listed
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