Walnut Grove in Redwood County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Walnut Grove Veterans Memorial
September 22, 2024
1. Walnut Grove Veterans Memorial Marker
In memory of the men and women who served this nation in time of war and peace, and to the eternal glory of those who gave the last full measure of devotion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 13.364′ N, 95° 28.285′ W. Memorial is in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in Redwood County. It is at the intersection of 7th Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street. Located in Leo Thorsness Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Walnut Grove MN 56180, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laura's Dugout Home on the Banks of Plum Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); "On the Banks of Plum Creek" (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Revere Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Tracy Tornado Tree / Tracy Tornado Clock (approx. 7.4 miles away); Tracy Tornado Memorial (approx. 7.4 miles away); Tracy Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away); Reconciliation Trail (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Grove.
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September 22, 2024
2. Leo Thorsness Memorial Marker
Leo Keith Thorsness is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967.
September 22, 2024
3. Walnut Grove Veterans Memorial Marker
Whoever passes here let him remember the brave men and women of this community who have in all times gone to the defense of their country
1963
Walter and Lulu Stearns
1963
Walter and Lulu Stearns
September 22, 2024
4. Walnut Grove Veterans Memorial in Leo Keith Thorsness Memorial Park
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