'Man's Best Friend'
Some 30,000 dogs have
served America's military
in 20th century wars
They have served as guards,
scouts, trackers, messengers
or detectors of mines,
booby traps, explosives and
enemy soldiers
In Viet Nam 325 died in action
while preventing an estimated
10,000 American casualties
Donated By
Jefferson County
Commissioners Court
County Judge Carl Griffith
Comm. Waymon Hallmark
Comm. Mark Domingue
Comm. Jimmy Cokinos
Comm. Ed. Moore
Triple S Industrial Corp.
Motiva Enterprises
Randy Kimler President of Vietnam
Dog Handlers Assoc.
(City manager of
Port Neches, Texas)
Sculpture by Doug Clark
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Military.
Location. 29° 57.198′ N, 93° 52.664′ W. Memorial is in Port Arthur, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Gulfway Drive (State Highway 87) and Highway 73, on the right when traveling east on Gulfway Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7626 Gulfway Dr, Port Arthur TX 77642, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western 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: 111th Combat Engineers (a few steps from this marker); World War II 36th Division Support Troops (a few steps
this page online
More about this memorial. Located inside the Golden Triangle Veterans Memorial Park
Also see . . . Golden Triangle Veterans Memorail - Visit Port Arthur. (Submitted on May 31, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
