Falfurrias in Brooks County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Our Sons, Our Brothers, Our Friends Memorial
Photographed by James Hulse, January 28, 2021
1. Our Sons, Our Brothers, Our Friends Memorial
Our Sons
Our Brothers
Our Friends
In Memory and Honor of Those
From Brooks County Who Served
Our Country and Those That
Sacrificed Their Lives in the
Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf
War, (Operation Desert Storm),
Preserving and Protecting the Ideals
of Our Free Nation.
May 15, 1966 2LT Jerry J Johnson
Oct. 28, 1966 SSgt. Oscar Garcia
Nov 20, 1967 Sgt. Ernesto Cantu (Encino)
Feb 14, 1968 Sgt. Vitalio Vela Jr.
Feb 28, 1968 Sgt. Patricio Maldonado Jr
Mar 6, 1968 Pvt. Domingo Rodriguez Jr.
Americanism is an Unfailing Love
of Country; Loyalty to its Institutions
and Ideals; Eagerness to Defend It
Against All Enemies; Undivided
Allegiance to the Flag; And a Desire
to Secure the Blessings of Liberty
to Ourselves and Posterity.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.
Location. 27° 13.554′ N, 98° 8.651′ W. Memorial is in Falfurrias, Texas, in Brooks County. It is at the intersection of South St. Marys Street and East Miller Street, on the left when traveling south on South St. Marys Street. The Memorial is located on the northwest corner of the Brooks County Courthouse.
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Regionally, this memorial is in South Texas. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brooks County War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Brooks County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Fallen Heroes Memorial Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Falfurrias (about 400 feet away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooks Countys Catholic Heritage (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Abijah Brooks (approx. Ύ mile away); Don Pedro Jaramillo (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falfurrias.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 28, 2021
2. Our Sons, Our Brothers, Our Friends Memorial
The Memorial is the first marker on the right of the two markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
