Donley County Veteran's Memorial -- Clarendon TX
N 34° 56.218 W 100° 53.436
14S E 327336 N 3867684
The Donley County Veteran's memorial at the County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMKPPD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2014
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A somber and respectful veteran's memorial at the Donley County Courthouse in downtown Clarendon TX stands in a place of pride on the east courthouse grounds.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI
WWII
Korean War
Somalia
Kosovo
Persian Gulf
Vietnam War
Lebanon
Grenada
Panama
In Honor Of: Veterans of Donley County
Marker Text:
Leftmost pillar:
Korean War
Somalia
Kosovo
Persian Gulf
Left center pillar:
World War I
[list of names]
Center Block:
NOT IN VAIN
May the pride of those who survived be the epitaph of those who fell
-- Winston Churchill
Right center pillar:
World War II
[list of names]
Rightmost pillar:
Vietnam War
[List of names]
Lebanon
Grenada
Panama
Who Put it Here?: Citizens of Donley County TX
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is made of 4 shaped columns and one block of white marble, arranged with the block framed on either side by the two pillars.
The Block holds a quite from Winston Churchill, and the four pillars wach are carved with the names of conflicts and lists of names of those Donley County Veterans who served and died in those respective conflicts.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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