Woodbury Veterans Memorial - Woodbury, MN
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Woodbury Veterans Memorial in Woodbury, MN.
Waymark Code: WMC8WX
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2011
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The Woodbury Veterans Memorial is located next to the Woodbury City Hall. It was a joint effort of the Woodbury Lions Club, American Legion Club 501, VFW Post 9024, and the City of Woodbury. It was dedicated on 5/25/2009.
The memorial features 1 flag for each branch of the military, a city flag, a state flag and a U.S. flag. A total of ten flags in all. It also has a large plaza with granite pavers engraved with veteran's name, rank, branch of military and era of service. There is enough space for 2000 such pavers and these can be dedicated to any veteran, living or dead, that was honorably discharged.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Veterans Memorial
Marker Text:
This marker is a joint effort of: The city of Woodbury and its Lions Club, VFW and American Legion & Dick Krumm Architect
Date of dedication: 5-25-09
Who Put it Here?: Woodbury Lions Club, American Legion Club 501, VFW Post 9024, and the City of Woodbury
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is next to the Woodbury city hall and you notice the flags when you come here. You can also see the flags from Valley Creek Road, a busy traffic lane in Woodbury.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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