Fort Duchesne in Uintah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Duty - Honor - Country

Northern Ute Veterans Monument

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

1. Duty - Honor - Country Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the women and men of the Ute Indian Tribe who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and for those in the future. They did their DUTY even in times when they were not considered citizens of this country. They served with HONOR bringing great credit upon themselves and their people. They served to protect their COUNTRY against all enemies foreign and domestic. They served without hesitation and with distinction because they understood the need to defend one's own land, and they understood fundamental concepts of fighting for life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. So it is today the same concept and commitment to serve their country and their people.

"For us, warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another's life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity".

(names not transcribed)

Erected 2013.

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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military.

Location. 40° 18.041′ N, 109° 52.772′ W. Memorial is in Fort Duchesne, Utah, in Uintah County. It is on U.S. Highway 40, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6513 U.S Hwy 40, Fort Duchesne UT 84026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Utah’s Uinta Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Robidoux (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Duchesne (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roosevelt (approx. 6.3 miles away); First Post Office (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Uintah Valley Reservation / Initial Point of the Uintah Special Meridian / The Allotment Era

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

2. Duty - Honor - Country Marker

The five stone pillars hold up a cauldron that is lit when a tribal member is killed in action.

(approx. 9.6 miles away); Myton (approx. 12.1 miles away); The Bell of Neola (approx. 12.1 miles away).

Duty - Honor - Country Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

3. Duty - Honor - Country Monument

Monument to Northern-Utes Who Died in Service image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 27, 2025

4. Monument to Northern-Utes Who Died in Service

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.