Starr County War Dead Memorial - Starr County, TX
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linkys
N 26° 22.888 W 098° 49.185
14R E 517980 N 2917942
Memorial stone honoring the soldiers from Starr County, TX who gave their lives defending our country in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Waymark Code: WM7NZ3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2009
Views: 11
The stone this memorial has been made of makes it very hard to read the names. Perhaps this has been done on purpose to give meaning to their sacrifice. The closeup photos better show the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. May we never forget them.
The list of heroes.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
In Honor Of: Starr County War Dead
Marker Text:
Starr County War Dead Memorial (List of Dead) Dedicated by the city of Rio Grande City on Veterans Day, November 11, 1998
Date of dedication: November 11, 1998
Who Put it Here?: City of Rio Grande
Description of Memorial:
A simple dark gray granite stone in the plaza extending down the hill in front of the County Courthouse that we found while visiting the courthouse. It also makes the memorial have a certain surreal sense about it, as the area around it has certainly seen better days, but the plaza speaks of the hope of better days these men died to give to generations they would never know.
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