Point Lookout in Taney County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Grove
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 3, 2024
1. Veterans Grove Marker
The Patriotic Education Travel Program was founded to reinforce the Patriotic goal of the College. In June 2009, the inaugural trip provided the opportunity for 20 College of the Ozarks students and ten WWII Veterans to travel to the battlefields of Normandy for the 65th Anniversary of D-Day Since that time, over 100 students and 51 WWII Veterans have returned together to the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific.
The trees planted in this field are in remembrance of each of our beloved Veterans who shared their lives with our students on these trips. This idea originated with a student participant and was taken on as a project by the College Historians. This ongoing program ensures that their stories and sacrifices will not be forgotten.
Dedicated April 7, 2011, in conjunction with the visit of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
"My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought His battles who will now be my rewarder." John Bunyan, The Pilgrim'sProgress
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So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us. Our generation is a candle against the setting sun pf the "Greatest generation," and our veterans are indeed a part of each of us.
Student Participant, Patriotic Education Travel Program
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 2011.
Location. 36° 36.804′ N, 93° 14.237′ W. Memorial is in Point Lookout, Missouri, in Taney County. It is at the intersection of Opportunity Avenue and L W Hyer Drive, on the right when traveling south on Opportunity Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 121 Opportunity Ave, Hollister MO 65672, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area. 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
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 3, 2024
2. Veterans Grove Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriots Park (here, next to this marker); The Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial (a few steps from this marker); College of the Ozarks Veterans Grove (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of the Unknown Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); The Missouri Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Global War On Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Army UH-1C Gunship (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Lookout.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 3, 2024
3. Veterans Grove Marker
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 3, 2024
4. Veterans Grove Marker
Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 3, 2024
5. Veterans Grove Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 22, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
