Brookings in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Brookings County Veterans Memorial
Dedicated Sept 15 1991
Welcome to the Brookings County Veterans Memorial
American Legion · Disabled American Veterans · Veterans of Foreign Wars
Back: Thank you for honoring our Veterans with Your time, Your thoughts, and Your Prayers
Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces Past-Present-Future who performed their Patriotic Duty so we can enjoy the Freedoms of Democracy.
South Dakota State Seal
United States National Seal
Veterans Prayer
Father of us all! In the depth of our silent reverence we realize the truth of the inspired words, "I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
As comrade after comrade departs, we march on with our ranks grown thinner. Help us to be faithful unto thee and to one another. Look in mercy on the widows and children of our departed comrades, we beseech thee, and with thine own tenderness console and comfort those who are bereaved. Heavenly father, bless our country with freedom, peace and righteousness. Through this favor may we meet at last before the throne in heaven. We praise thy great name forever and forever.
U.S. Capitol Building
Mount Rushmore
Navy · Marine Corps · Coast Guard Merchant Marines · Air Force · Army
Erected 1991.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 18.826′ N, 96° 48.587′ W. Memorial is in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is on West 8th Street east of U.S. 14, on the right when traveling east. Located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brookings SD 57006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East River. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Downtown (approx. 0.7 miles away); Heart of Brookings (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Paul Zantow Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Coughlin Campanile (approx. 1.1 miles away); College Green (approx. 1.1 miles away); Medal of Honor Park (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookings.
Also see . . . Solemn Sight on the West Side of Brookings | Visit Brookings. (Submitted on December 22, 2025.)
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