Pawhuska Veterans Memorial ~ Pawhuska, OK
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N 36° 39.719 W 096° 19.867
14S E 738538 N 4060694
Osage nations Veterans memorial in Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Waymark Code: WMNBPZ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2015
Views: 5
County of Memorial: Osage County Location of Memorial: Main St. (US-60) & Lynn Ave., Pawhuska Erected by Pawhuska City Council Date erected: May 2005
CIVIL WAR
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SPANISH AM. WAR [Names Available in photo gallery]
WORLD WAR I
Never in the face of human conflict
has so much been owed by so many
to so few
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WORLD WAR II
Reach out now, across the years and through the tears....remember me.
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KOREA
Our nation honors her sons and
daughters who answered the call
in [sic] defend a country they never
knew and a people they never met.
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VIETNAM
When you go home tell them of us and say for their tomorrow we gave our today.
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CONFLICTS
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Monument text: PAWHUSKA, OK. VETERANS MEMORIAL A dream so dear to patriotic men and women [Seals of the Dept. of army Dept. of Navy US Coast Guard Dept. of Air Force USMC]
So that all those who served and loved their country will always be remembered as we remember those who gave us this freedom ------*------ When my country called, I answered. When my country asked, I gave. ------*------ OFFICIAL THANKS TO F.S "Turk" Wade, Jr. Pawhuska City Council Rep. Joe Sweeden Sen. J. Berry Harrison Dedicated May, 2005
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Spanish - American
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Conflicts
In Honor Of: When My Country called, I answered - When my country asked, I gave
Marker Text: Please see above
Date of dedication: May 2005
Who Put it Here?: Pawhuska City Council
Description of Memorial: On the SE corner of a huge parking lot, on the S. side of a major highway (US 60) Is a large circle of concrete, a pad which hold many black marble and granite columns.'
Each conflict has a column, with World War I occupying 2-1/2 and World War II taking 5-1/2. In the center of the circle is a lage flag pole where the US flag can be sen for miles.
Also with in the circle are 4 historical markers about the town, the Osage and their history.
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