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Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Red River Valley Veterans Memorial

 
 
Red River Valley Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
1. Red River Valley Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
This memorial honors
all veterans
past, present, and future.
May it remind us
that our country
must always be defended
against forces that would
deny us our freedom.

Reverse

May all who visit this memorial
leave with a feeling of
deep reverence and gratitude
for those who served our country.
May we continue to live as
"One Nation Under God,
with Liberty and Justice for All”
and enjoy the freedoms given
to us by our Constitution.

 
Erected 2016.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 33° 38.374′ N, 95° 31.429′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. It can be reached from South Collegiate Drive north of Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Texas Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); American Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Pacific Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II European Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  The Red River Valley Veterans Memorial website. (Submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Red River Valley Veterans Memorial (reverse) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
2. Red River Valley Veterans Memorial (reverse)
Red River Valley Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
3. Red River Valley Veterans Memorial
Seals of the US Armed Forces and others. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
4. Seals of the US Armed Forces and others.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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