Letters Home Veteran's Memorial, Temecula, CA
N 33° 30.200 W 117° 08.818
11S E 486349 N 3707098
This memorial shows letters to home from soldiers of the Revolutionary War to the Iraq war.
Waymark Code: WM7Y7F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2009
Views: 11
The memorial has 16 letters written by armed forces members -- which have been engraved onto ceramic porcelain tiles -- that date from the American Revolution to the war in Iraq on a granite wall that encircles a bronze statue of a young soldier. The war letters were chosen by artist Christopher Pardell, who designed the memorial.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Revolutionary, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq War.
In Honor Of: The memorial honors all men and women who served their country.
Marker Text:
THIS MEMORIAL IS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR THEIR BELIEFS ANSWERING THE CALL OF THEIR NATION AND RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT FREEDOM.
THE PEOPLE OF TEMECULA HONOR THEIR DEEDS
Date of dedication: 11/11/2004
Who Put it Here?: City of Temecula, California
Description of Memorial:
The steps leading to the memorial and the wheelchair access ramp extending from the memorial are dedicated as "Paths of Honor". The paths are composed of permanent granite pavers, each engraved with the name of a man or woman who served our nation in our armed forces during peace or war.
The memorial overlooks a duck pond in the downtown area of Temecula.
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.