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

Veterans Memorial

Special Warfare Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

1. Special Warfare Marker

Inscription. United States Navy
Naval Special Warfare
Seals, SWCC, Combat Support and Civilians
The only easy day was yesterday.

United States Air Force
Special Operation Forces
Any place. Any time. Anywhere.

United States Coast Guard
1790
Deployable specialized forces
PSU, Taclet
Always ready.

United States Army
Green Berets
To free the oppressed
Rangers
Rangers lead the way.

United States Marine Corps
Raiders always faithful, always forward.

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

Location. 37° 45.397′ N, 89° 52.596′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is on State Highway AC 0.3 miles east of State Highway V, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1172 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Perryville MO 63175, 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,

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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 of this marker: Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Perry County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "We Shall Have Peace And Reconciliation" (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hope Comes at Dawn" (within shouting distance of this marker); Battlefield Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Guard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

2. Special Warfare Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

3. Special Warfare Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

4. Special Warfare Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 1, 2021

5. Special Warfare Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2025, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.