Veterans Monument - Kingsport, TN - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Main memorial in park across from city high school. This place is packed during the city festival in July.

Description: A relief sculpture of an eagle carved out of brick. The eagle is in flight and carries arrows in one claw and branches in the other. The eagle is depicted in front of a circular background with stars and stripes. Part of one wing extends out over the border of the circular background. Beneath the relief is a rectangular brick base.

Inscription: Donald L. Hilton (On base, on plaque:) VETERANS MONUMENT/ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE MARINES COAST GUARD/To honor the living and to remember the dead, we, the citizens of Kingsport, pay tribute to all men and women who/have dedicated their lives in faithful and honorable service to the United State of America. We pledge our eternal gratitude/to those who are presently serving and to the veterans who have unselfishly served their country in times of armed conflict,/full-scale war, and peace. For their sacrifices, including the supreme sacrifice of giving their lives while protecting the/inherent rights of each citizen - the greatest of these being equality, justice, and freedom - we are thankful./DEDICATED/May 18, 1991.

TITLE: Veterans Monument ARTIST(S): Hilton, Donald L., sculptor DATE: Dedicated May 18, 1991 MEDIUM: Brick on a brick base. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TN000181 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Memorial Park Fort Henry Drive Kingsport, Tennessee DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Best seen along with the American flag

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