Korean War - Veterans Memorial Park - Lake St. Louis, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 47.158 W 090° 47.684
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The center of the park is a memorial. The Individual Conflict monuments are in a circle around the sidewalks.
Waymark Code: WM18JWZ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2023
Views: 1
County of park: St. Charles County
Location of park: Civic Center Dr. & Lake St. Louis Blvd., Veterans Memorial Park, Lake St. Louis
Built: May 17, 2008
Monument Text:
KOREAN WAR 1950-1953
Number Serving 5,720,000
Died 36,574
Wounded 103,284
In memory of those brave men and
women who served their country
honorably during this time of conflict.
Numbers provided by CRS report for Congress-Updated June 29, 2007
"This park is located in the Civic Center Complex and has been built to honor all those, present and past, who have served in the military. Flags of all branches of the service are included in the memorial. Pedestals with plaques mention conflicts past to present." ~ City of Lake St. Louis
This memorial is a set of gradually larger circles around a huge star, which is border by bricks. The first circle is donated bricks, the next circle is a sidewalk with a pillars monument of each conflict, the next circle is dedicated benches and the outer circle is dedicated trees.
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