Perryville in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Guard

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 11, 2024

1. Old Guard Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to honor all who protect and serve the USA… past, present and future.
Sculptor B. J. Mungenast ( Barbara McAboy Mungenast)

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

Location. 37° 45.372′ N, 89° 52.631′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on Veterans Memorial Parkway 0.3 miles east of County Highway V, on the right. Missouri's National Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1172 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Perryville MO 63775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Battlefield Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation" (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hope Comes at Dawn" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Vietnam Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 11, 2024

2. Old Guard Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 11, 2024

3. Old Guard Marker

Old Guard Marker - Revolutionary War Soldier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Garrett Koch, July 15, 2026

4. Old Guard Marker - Revolutionary War Soldier

Old Guard Marker - South Side View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Garrett Koch, July 15, 2026

5. Old Guard Marker - South Side View

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 4, 5. submitted on July 19, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.