Marion in Williamson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Living Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2024

1. Veterans Living Memorial

Inscription. The dream of the Vietnam Veterans Reunion Committee was to build a memorial to give life to those that have passed and peace to those that are living, while honoring all.
VETERANS LIVING MEMORIAL
"A Memorial for all Veterans. Peace time, War time, Living and Deceased
Dedicated May 30, 2005
Vietnam Veterans Reunion Committee
Lowell E. Davis. United States Army Vietnam Mike "Butch " Gunter, United States Marine Corp (Vietnam) James Kerstein, United States Marine Corp (Vietnam)) Jerald E. Kobler, United States Army (Vietnam) Larry E. Madiran United States Army (Vietnam) Ron Shew, United States Air Force (Vietnam) Les "Boomer Snider, United States Army (Vietnam) Bill Stewart United States Navy (Vietnam) David J. Wilson, United States Army (Vietnam) Jim Ragain, United States Navy Randell Grax VFW Men's Auxiliary R. G. Shew VFW Men's Auxiliary VFW POST 1301 Don Burgrabe. Commander United States Army (Korea)
DONATED AMERICAN MONUMENT CO

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 37° 45.315′ N, 88° 55.769′ W. Memorial is

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in Marion, Illinois, in Williamson County. It is on E. Longstreet Rd. half a mile east of Il St. Rt 37, on the right when traveling east. Marion VFW Post 1301. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 201 E Longstreet Rd.Marion Illinois, Marion IL 62959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

It is also in the American Midwest

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Monument (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Grateful Appreciation of All Those Who Served (here, next to this marker); Goddard Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dedicated to All Veteran in all Wars (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marion History

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2024

2. Veterans Living Memorial

(approx. 1.7 miles away); Bob Butler Biography (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.