Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
War Dog Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
1. War Dog Memorial Marker
Dedicated to the War Dogs and their historic legacy of selfless service and heroic sacrifice saving American lives wherever deployed with their courageous handlers.
Lest we forget those valiant War Dogs that never came home and whose remains lie forevermore in foreign soil.
Never forgotten and forever honored
Erected 2020 by War Dog Memorial Colorado.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Military.
Location. 38° 49.614′ N, 104° 47.749′ W. Memorial is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is on Memorial Drive south of South Union Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Veterans Memorial is at Memorial Park. Entrance is on the east side from South Union Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Colorado Springs CO 80910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colorado Springs Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Ft. Carson's Fallen (a few steps from this marker); 104th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marines Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cadet Wing Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.
More about this memorial. To reach the marker, from the entrance
off Union Street, take a left at the end of the entrance road and turn left. Parking is on street to the right. Monuments are ahead. This monument is near southeast of the center Veterans Memorial by the parking lot
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
2. War Dog Memorial (SW facing side)
U.S. Army - U.S. Marine Corps - U.S.Coast Guard
Primary Breeds
German Shepherd Doberman Pinscher Belgian Sheep Dog Farm Collie Husky Alaskan Malamute (Thousands Served)
Jobs
Sentry Patrol Scout Mine Detection Messenger Sled Pack
Korean War (1950-1953)
U.S. Army - U.S. Marine Corps
Primary Breed
German Shepherd (Fifteen Hundred Served)
Jobs
Sentry Scout
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
3. War Dog Memorial (SE facing side)
U.S. Army - U.S. Marine Corps - U.S. Navy - U.S. Air Force
Primary Breeds
German Shepherd Labrador Retriever (Thousands Served)
Jobs
Sentry Patrol Scout Tracker Mine and Booby Trap Detection
Gulf War (1990-1991)
U.S. Army - U.S. Marine Corps - U.S. Navy - U.S. Air Force
Primary Breeds
German Shepherd Belgian Malinois Labrador Retriever (Hundreds Served)
Jobs
Improvised Explosive Detection Mine Detection Narcotics Detection
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
4. War Dog Memorial (NE facing side)
U.S. Army - U.S. Marine Corps - U.S. Navy - U.S. Air Force - U.S.Coast Guard - Department of Defense Contractors
Primary Breeds
German Shepherd Belgian Malinois Labrador Retriever Dutch Shepherd (Thousands Served/Serve)
Jobs
Improvised Explosives and Device Detection Patrol Narcotics Detection Specialized Search Tracker Mine Detection Special Operations
U.S. Government and State Municipalities
Thousands of Working Dogs Served/Serve
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
5. Wide view War Dog Memorial southeast of the center Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
