Pawhuska Veterans Memorial ~ Pawhuska, OK - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

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
[Names Available in photo gallery]

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
[Names Available in photo gallery]

WORLD WAR II
Reach out now, across the years
and through the tears....remember me.
[Names Available in photo gallery]

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.
[Names Available in photo gallery]

VIETNAM
When you go home tell them
of us and say for their tomorrow
we gave our today.
[Names Available in photo gallery]

CONFLICTS
[Names Available in photo gallery]

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.

Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.