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 United We Stand - Guin AL Posted by:  YoSam.
N 33° 57.953 W 087° 54.880
16S E 415497 N 3758750
A huge mural depicting the various icons of each war we have fought since the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMPXWA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2015
Views: 4
County of memorial Marion County
Location of memorial: US 278 & US 43, city park, Guin
Artist: Missy Miles
Date erected: September 30, 2009
There is no text except the title, but the memorial is as detailed an explanation as one could find with paragraphs of text.
A full description of the memorial is below, but it should also be memtioned here, that each conflict: Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraqi Freedom, and the results of war are also depicted.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraqi Freedom
In Honor Of: All who served in all wars
Marker Text:
United We Stand
Date of dedication: 9/30/2009
Who Put it Here?: Missy Miles
Description of Memorial:
Huge wall of building bordering, and facing, the city park (plaza) is a huge soaring eagle who's wings spread out over the soldiers of all our history of warfare.
Each war is identified by the icon, either in statue or print, that has represented the specific war through time.
From the left: Civil War, a team loading a Napoleon cannon; Word War I, four gas mask wearing soldiers in period uniform inside a battle trench; World War II, the image of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi, also known as The Marine Corps Memorial; Korean War, three rain coat and winter gear covered soldiers standing tall; Vietnam War, three loosely and undisciplined, dress casual looking, unhelmeted, soldiers of the later days of the war; Iraqi Freedom, The kevlar Helmeted soldiers and two air craft of the era; and finally chaplains ands soldiers arms about each other in prayer.
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