Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Marker

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Missouri Valley in Harrison County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial

By Thomas Onions, April 3, 2010

1. Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Marker

Inscription. Left column
God Bless America

Seals of Armed Forces

Center column
In Honor of All Those Who Served This Great Nation in War and Peace Time

American Flag
MIA/POW Seal

Right column
The Land of the Free

Seals of Armed Forces

Base
Duty Honor Country

Erected 2005 by City of Missouri Valley.

Location. 41° 33.374′ N, 95° 54.34′ W. Marker is in Missouri Valley, Iowa, in Harrison County. Marker is on Huron Street 0.1 miles east of Shawmult Street, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. This Veterans' Memorial is located in the middle of the City Park near the American Legion Pavilion. There is plenty of parking nearby. Marker is in this post office area: Missouri Valley IA 51555, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Lewis and Clark Campsite (approx. 9 miles away in Nebraska); Fort Atkinson (approx. 9.1 miles away in Nebraska); a different marker also named Fort Atkinson (approx. 9.3 miles away in Nebraska); DeSoto Townsite (approx. 9.5 miles away in Nebraska); The Death of Marshal Suverkrubbe (approx. 9.6 miles away in Nebraska); John Pierrre Cabanne's (approx. 12.9 miles away in Nebraska); Fort Lisa (approx. 12.9 miles away in Nebraska); a different marker also named Lewis and Clark Campsite (approx. 13.9 miles away in Nebraska).

By Thomas Onions, April 3, 2010

2. Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Marker

Area photo of the memorial.

More about this marker. The marker has the same design front and back. The Memorial has a lighted flagpole for the American flag and unlighted poles for the flags of the different branches of the Services. An engraved brickway surrounds the Memorial.

Also see . . .
1. Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Design. Newspaper article from the Missouri Valley Times on the Design of the memorial. (Submitted on May 10, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)

2. Missouri Valley Iowa Chamber of Commerce. (Submitted on May 10, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)

By Thomas Onions, April 3, 2010

3. Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Marker

Photo of the Brickway.

By Thomas Onions, April 3, 2010

4. Missouri Valley Veterans' Memorial Marker

Dedication Bricks

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 644 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.