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 Veterans' Memorial - Greenwood Cemetery - Kellogg, Idaho Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 47° 31.902 W 116° 06.900
11T E 566612 N 5264632
Greenwood Cemetery is located, of course, on Cemetery Road off Alhambra Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMXKAF
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2018
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This Veterans' Memorial is set towards the back of the cemetery with military graves surrounding the area. The grave stones are mostly flush to the ground. The plaque is attached to the center front with crests of U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Coast Guard and Air Force below the plaque. The monument is about 6 feet in height and is triangular in design. There is a row of American flags lining the roadway leading to the Veterans' section.
Frank Stanley Reasoner, Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient, is at rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Greenwood Cemetery is located in Shoshone County, Idaho. Kellogg is in the Idaho Panhandle in the Silver Valley region. Kellogg has a population of approximately 2,075 residents.
In 1885, Noah Kellogg discovered an outcropping of Galena high on a hillside above Milo Gulch. This discovery spurred the settlements of Wardner and Kellogg, and later became the famous Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines.
Veterans’ Memorial
In honor and memory of all veterans who served our Country
In peace and conflict, and for those who paid the supreme sacrifice.
Their spirit, devotion and love of country will never be forgotten.
Dedicated
2008
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All Veterans
Marker Text:
Veterans’ Memorial
In honor and memory of all veterans who served our Country
In peace and conflict, and for those who paid the supreme sacrifice.
Their spirit, devotion and love of country will never be forgotten.
Dedicated
2008
Date of dedication: 2008
Who Put it Here?: City of Kellogg
Description of Memorial:
Semi-circular
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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