Neosho in Newton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Neosho Patriots Memorial

Photographed by Mary Thurman, May 31, 2023

1. Neosho Patriot's Memorial

Inscription.

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

United States Army • United States Marines • United States Navy • United States Air Force • United States Coast Guard

"When a serviceman or woman is lost on the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. The surviving members of their squad will gather around this 'Battlefield Cross' to memorialize their fallen comrades."

"In recognition of all K-9's and their handlers. Your deeds and sacrifices will always be remembered."

Erected 2002.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Military.

Location. 36° 50.549′ N, 94° 23.428′ W. Memorial is in Neosho, Missouri, in Newton County. It is on Laquesta Drive 0.1 miles south of Rocketdyne Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4022 Laquesta Dr, Neosho MO 64850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Neosho (approx. 0.3 miles away); Abbott Cave (approx. 2.1 miles away); Rocketdyne (approx. 2.1 miles away); Founding of Neosho (approx. 2.1 miles away); Downtown Neosho Historic District (approx. 2.1 miles away); Thomas Hart Benton (approx. 2.2 miles away); George Washington Carver (approx. 2.2 miles away); Herman Jaeger (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neosho.

Also see . . . Neosho Patriots Memorial. (Submitted on May 31, 2023, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri.)

Photographed by Mary Thurman, May 31, 2023

2. Neosho Patriot's Memorial

Photographed by Mary Thurman, May 31, 2023

3. Neosho Patriot's Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Mary Thurman of Wheelerville,, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.