Inscription Front, obelisk: THIS MEMORIAL WAS / ESTABLISHED TO GIVE / HONOR AND SPECIAL / COMMENDATION TO ALL / MEN AND WOMEN OF THE / SALUDA AREA WHO SERVED / IN THE ARMED FORCES OF / AMERICA. THE SERVICE THEY / GAVE IN PEACE AND WAR / TO THEIR COUNTRY IS / ETERNALLY APPRECIATED. Front, base: DESIGNED AND ERECTED BY: / DR. JERRY M. RUSSELL Left, obelisk: VETERANS / MEMORIAL Right, obelisk: DEDICATED ARMISTICE DAY / NOVEMBER 11, 2001 Bench Inscriptions: Top, face: SPANISH AMERICAN WAR / WORLD WAR I / WORLD WAR II / KOREAN WAR / VIETNAM WAR / PERSIAN GULF WAR Platform Inscriptions: Top, lower right box: ARMY Top, middle right box: Top, upper right box: AIR FORCE Top, lower left box: NAVY Top, middle left box: COAST GUARD Top, upper left box: MARINES
Installation Date:
11 Nov 2001
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Dr. Jerry M. Russell
Memorial War Era(s):
- Vietnam
- Persian Gulf
- Panama
- WWII
- Other
- Lebanon/Grenada
- Korea
- WWI
Memorial Condition:
Good
Website:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/565
Location:
The memorial is located on a 10-by-10 foot plot of ground beside the railroad tracks next to Main St. and across from State Rd in Saluda, NC.