Veterans Memorial, Saluda

Veterans Memorial, Saluda

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

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Date of Installation:

November 11, 2001

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Dr. Jerry M. Russell

Memorial War Era(s):

Persian Gulf
Panama
Lebanon/Grenada
Vietnam
Korea
WWII
WWI
Other

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.

 

Published on September 6, 2017