Veterans Memorial - Kingsport, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 32.009 W 082° 31.692
17S E 363195 N 4044208
Brand new (dedicated 11/11/08) veterans memorial opened in Kingsport
Waymark Code: WM594Z
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2008
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Here is a local newspaper account of the new memorial (http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9009007).
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Korean
Vietnam
Afghanistan/Iraq
In Honor Of: Men and women in their loyalty and service during times of war
Marker Text:
DUTY - HONOR - COUNTRY
"The willingness to sacrifice is the prelude to freedom."
This memorial is dedicated with appreciation to the men and women whose loyalty and service during times of war and peace define the character of this great nation.
REMEMBERING THEIR SACRIFICES
Date of dedication: 11/11/2008
Who Put it Here?: Kingsport Tomorrow
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is of red, white and blue granite. A white granite plaza contains six 7-foot-tall blue granite tablets, one for each war from World War I to Operation Iraqi Freedom, with two from World War II. The tablets display the names of 370 fallen soldiers from Kingsport on one side and a map of the theater of operations on the other. Over 550,000 pounds of granite was used in the construction of the memorial.
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