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 Veterans Memorial - Pinckneyville, IL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 38° 04.821 W 089° 22.911
16S E 291093 N 4217409
Perry county, Illinois; Pyramid State Park, and Du Quoin (Illinois State Fairgrounds).
Waymark Code: WM5264
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2008
Views: 8
Location of Memorial: Water St. & N. Main St., courthouse lawn, Pinckneyville.
Monuments Text:
TO THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THIS
COMMUNITY, WHO
HELPED PRESERVE
THE FREEDOMS OF
HUMANITY FOR ALL
AGES TO COME
IN MEMORY
PERRY COUNTY VETERANS
OF
KOREA & VIETNAM
"AND CROWN THY GOOD
WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM
SEA TO SHINING SEA."
LEST WE FORGET
THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES
OF A SPECIAL GENERATION
WHO GAVE ALL THEY WERE
AND EVERY WOULD BE, FOR THE
FREEDOMS OF THE REST OF US.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Viet Nam.
In Honor Of: To the Men and Women of This Community Who Helped Preserve the Freedoms of Humanity
Marker Text:
see above.
Who Put it Here?: Perry County Citizens
Description of Memorial:
Large area on courthouse lawn. Concrete walkway flanked with hedges and the 5 service flags flying from tall flag poles. Leading you to 5 marble wall columns. The far left contains the Korea & Vietnam memorial, the for right contains the dedication. The center contains the names of those who were lost in World Wars, I & II.
Very early morning when I came here. Almost still dark. This was one of my first trips looking for history. I made many mistakes in trying to document the marks of history this time out. Igot btter each time, still learning.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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