Near Neillsville in Clark County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Women Veterans Memorial
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014
1. Women Veterans Memorial
the Women of Wisconsin
Who Have Served Our Nation
Dedicated September 19, 1992
Donated by
The Wisconsin Women and Men
of Vietnam Veterans of America
Erected 1992 by Wisconsin women and men of the Wisconsin Chapters of the Vietnam Veterans of America.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women.
Location. 44° 33.912′ N, 90° 39.998′ W. Marker is near Neillsville, Wisconsin, in Clark County. Memorial can be reached from Ridge Road, 0.4 miles west of Clark Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is in front of the flag pole at The Highground – Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: W25757 Ridge Road, Neillsville WI 54456, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Kilroy Was Here (within shouting distance of this marker); The Korean War Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); Women Airforce Service Pilots Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Fragments
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Also see . . .
1. The Highground Veterans Memorial. Nurse Tribute. Rodger Brodin originally submitted "The Nurse" to be placed in the competition for the Women's Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., however, a different design was chosen. (Submitted on November 8, 2014.)
2. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page. American Military Women who Died in the Vietnam War. (Submitted on November 8, 2014.)
3. Brodin Studios, Inc. The Nurse (photo number 15). (Submitted on November 8, 2014.)
Additional commentary.
1. Rodger Brodin
Rodger Myron Brodin, whose sculpture of a combat nurse inspired the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project (now Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation), died in 1995 of a heart attack. He was 55.
— Submitted November 8, 2014.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014
2. Women Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
