Elkton in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Elkton Veterans Memorial
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1. Elkton Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Elkton Veterans Memorial. . , Honor and Glory To All , Who Have Served , And Will Serve, US Army · US Navy , US Marine Corp · US Air Force , Merchant Marine · US Coast Guard, Pavers (by row):, Indicates Servicemen Killed in Action , Eugene Belson Army world war two · Fred Monk Army world war two · Frank Coughlin Army world war two Korea · FW Karstens Army world war two · David Fjerstad Army Vietnam · Glen Stafford Army world war one · Harold Belson Army world war two · Harold Anderson Army world war two · Lambert Hegerfeld Navy world war two · Rollie Rohrer Army world war one · George Haley Army world war two · John Gebhart Army world war two · Marvin Risch Army world war two · William Cassidy Army world war two · Matheau Lorang Army world war one, Gold Star Mothers , Ethel Belson · Anna Risch · Mae Cassidy · Margaret Gebhart · Mary Mangan · Marjorie Fjerstad · Mathilda Bartelt · Christine Karstens · Mary Coughlin · Anna Hegerfeld, Other Veterans , Robert (Bud) Lundgren Army world war two · H E (Jack) Hegerfeld Navy world war two · M P (Shorty) Hegerfeld Navy Korea · Howard Myers Marine Corps world war two · Steven Myers Navy Vietnam · Glen Stafford Post #198 Elkton American Legion · W P (Doc) Nelson Army Korea · Harold E Lee CSM Army world war two Korea · Edward D Timm Coast Guard Vietnam · David M Timm Sgt Army Persian Gulf · Matthew Timm Air Force OEF/OIF, Dennis R Lundgren Army Vietnam · Bruce A Lundgren Army Vietnam · Raymond W Thielen Army world war two · Roland D Jensen Navy Korea · Russell L Jensen Navy Korea · Melvin C Jensen Navy world war two · Clifford S Jensen Army Korea · Erie F Schroeder Army world war one · Erie F Schroeder Jr Navy world war two · Charles H Schroeder Navy world war two · Glen Schroeder Marines world war two · Duane A Ellis Army Korea, Jonathan Thielen Army · Marvin Thielen Army world war two · Francis Thielen Army world war two · Robert Thielen Air Force · Carl Hammer Air Force Korea · Steve Hammer Air Force Grenada · Henry Donald Krogman Army · Melvin H Duin Navy world war two · Melvin R Duin Navy Vietnam · Dennis Duin Marine Corps Vietnam · Lester C Duin Army Germany · Marc A Duin Army Germany, Andrew Thielen Air Force · Nicholas T Thielen Air Nat Guard · Arthur J Thielen world war two Army/Air Corps · In Memory of Sylvester V Billet PFC US Army World War II · Glenn Lang Army 52-54 Korea · In Memory of Irvin (Stub) Stuefen PFC US Army World War II · Arnold Klosterman USAF world war two · Daniel L Collins US Army Korea · Maurice F Johnson Army world war two · Dale L Johnson Navy Vietnam · Don (Dick) Bartelt USAF Korea/Vietnam · Roy Bebensee Jr Army Vietnam, George W Thielen AT3 Navy world war two · Martin A Stuefen Army world war two · Randall Stuefen USAF Vietnam · Bruce Lang Army 71-74 Vietnam · Ron Klosterman USAF Vietnam · Fredrick A. Leigh TEC5 Army world war two · George Heesch Army world war one · Gerald Heesch Navy Korea · Gene Heesch Navy Vietnam, POW Lloyd Smallfield Army world war two · Herbert J Smallfield Army world war two · Fred Kaemper Army world war two · Russell Klosterman Army Korea · Hilary Klosterman USAF Retired · Charles Klosterman Army world war two · Jerry Klosterman Navy world war two · Jeff Klosterman Army ODS · Bob Fjerstad world war two Army/Air Force · SMSgt Dennis Kampmann U.S.A.F. 1966-1987 Vietnam Era · SMSgt Kampmann Michael F USAF 1968-1988 Vietnam Era · SSgt Reid Elizabeth A USAF Medic 1976-1981, Donald Harvey Navy Korea · Jerald Andersen Army Korea · Robert (Bob) Schafer Army world war two · Wes Schafer Army world war two · M J (Lucky) Schafer Army Korea · Leon (Icky) Borquardt Army world war two · Sidney DeZeeuw USAF Korea · Danny Klosterman US Navy · Murry Risch Navy world war two, Virgil Veire Navy world war two · Lawrence Fargen Army world war two · John W Lytle Marine Corps Korea · John W Lytle Jr Marine Corps Global War on Terrorism · Donald Koch Army · Charles Schweickert Army world war two · Eugene E Schweickert Army world war two · Loyd Tjernagel USAF Korea · Risch Vietnam Era Roger 1962-64 Leonard Wood David 1962-65 Germany Gene 1966-68 Vietnam US Army · Kampmann: Howard US Army 44-45; Dennis USAF 66-87; Michael USAF 68-88; Douglas USAF 72-76; Elizabeth USAF 76-81; Randy USAF 86-93 · Paul H Milligan Navy world war two, Joseph McTague Marines world war two · Emmett McTague Navy world war two · Virgil Koch USAF/Natl Gd 1957-62/75-88 · Patrick J Culhane Army World War II · Patrick J Culhane Army Vietnam Era · Patrick J Culhane Marine Corps Desert Storm · Cort K Blum Army Germany 1942 1945, SPC Justin Brunsvig OEF Natl Guard · Kenneth Vaske Army Korea · Robert E Groth Jr Army world war two · Lawrence Vanderbush Army World War II · Ronald M Clausen Army Vietnam · Allen Barthel Nat'l Guard 1963 1969, Ronald Aaker Air Force Vietnam · Leo Vaske Merchant Marines--Life · Gary Vanderbush Navy Vietnam · Donald Visser Army World War II · Vern Schoeneman Army Vietnam · Felix E Gebhart Army world war two · Edward F Gebhart Navy Korea · Richard M Gebhart Army Korea · David Landsman Army Vietnam · Herb Gries Navy World War II · James Gries Col Ret Army, Ervin Scharke Army world war two · Paul Scharke Army world war two · Fred Vaske Marine Corps world war two · SFC Michael E Vaske Ret Army 1972-94 · Clayton Vaske Navy world war two · Edwin J Herold Army world war two · Alan Bruemmer Army Vietnam · Ray Schut Army world war two · 1 Lt Harold K McMahon USAF world war two · Lester Kramer Jr Army · Lester Engelbrecht Navy world war two · G W Bruening Army N.G. 1966-1972, Gordon McKeown T5 Army 3rd Division 1941-1945 North Africa Sicily Italy France Austria Bronze Star French Cross · McDowell's: Samuel world war one Army; William world war two Navy; Steve Vietnam Navy; Harold world war two Army; Mike Vietnam Navy; Bill Vietnam Army · CPL Nicholas Guthmiller USMC 2005-10 · Kathryn Mines AC Navy OEF USS Nemitz · Richard Mark McClemans USAF Korea · Charles F McClemans Army Korea · John (Jack) R McClemans Army world war two · Steven Kuehl Lebanon/Grenada Army · In Memory of Earl L Anderson Navy World War II (Pacific) · In Memory of Harold H Anderson Marines World War II (China), SFC Matthew E Frederiksen US Army OEF · James Merrick TSgt USAF Rsv 1970-1978 · Fred Duin Army world war two · Tom Hurney Navy Vietnam · John E Hurney Army world war two · John W Hurney USAF Vietnam, SPEC4 Stephen McKeown Army Vietnam · M E Merrick Captain USMC Afghan 2003- · Joseph Hurney Army Vietnam · Dale Duffek Air Force Korea · Sebastian Schwing Army Greenland · Clair Barthel Artillery Army Vietnam, Mielke Brothers: Edwin, Army 1952-54; William, USN 1952-56; Allen, USN 1956; Gene, USN 1958-66; Charles, USN 1965-68; Daniel, USN 1965-69 · Sam Lebanon/Grenada Army; Donald Vietnam Army; Gary Air Force; Jennifer Air Force; Kent Air Force Desert Storm · Janssen Raymond USMC; Patricia USAF; Peggy USA · Wm J. Hurney Navy Vietnam · Fernald (Skip) Parten USAF world war two · Ole A Brodersen Army Korea · Larry W Moulton USAF Korea · Randy Risch Army Vietnam · Emil Schirmer US Army World War I 117 Infantry Belgium · Raymond E Schirmer US Army World War II Latin America · Dean Dexter Army Vietnam, Leonard F Tolk Navy world war two · Jack R Tolk Army Vietnam · Terry L Tolk Navy Vietnam · Leroy Brown Army Vietnam · Verle Thompson Army Vietnam · Wm. J. Bird PFC Co F354 Infantry world war one, James E Caulfield Sr Navy 1957-61 · Russel E Happy Miller KIA Army world war two · Virgil Erickson Army world war two · James Wiskur Army Vietnam · Craig Dexter Lebanon/Grenada Army · John France USAF 1952-1956 · Sgt James T Schirmer Army 1983-91 · John Schirmer Army Cold War Army Retired · Benita A Bird A2C Air Force Korea, Gene Mielke Navy/Merchant Marines · Francis W Gengler POW Army world war two · James Vaske Army Korea · Herb Vaske Army Korea · John Mangan world war two 109 Engineers · Krogmann: Louie world war one Army; Louie William Army; John Edward Army; David Lee Army · Meyer: Elmer H Army 1945-1947; Tony A Army 1970-1973 · Engelbrecht: Fritz world war two Navy; Eugene Vietnam Navy (Ret); Rudie Vietnam Army · Jim Fjerstad Army 1970-1972 · Jeff Fjerstad USAF Iraq Afghanistan · Robert "Bob" Claussen Army 1951-52, Harold (Red) Philips world war two 109 Engineers · Eugene M. Biggar US Army 1942-1945; Bruce R. Biggar US Navy 1969-1973; William M. Biggar US Army 1972-1979 and US Coast Guard 1979-1996 · Ehret: Charles R. SF1 US Navy world war two; James L. EM3 US Navy 1953-1957; Phillip J. MU3 US Navy 1964-1967 · Jeffrey S. DeZeeuw Army Desert Storm Nov 1986-2009 · Vincent Luze US Air Force 1957-1962 · Roland L Luze US Army Vietnam, Langner: Michael E. Army Ret 1st Sgt E-8 Vietnam; Lester F. Jr Army Sgt E-5 Vietnam; James M. Air Force Ret CM Sgt E-9 Desert Storm/OEF/OIF
Honor & Glory To All
Who Have Served
And Will Serve
US Army · US Navy
US Marine Corp · US Air Force
Merchant Marine · US Coast Guard
Pavers (by row):
* Indicates Servicemen Killed in Action
* Eugene Belson Army WWII ·
* Fred Monk Army WWII ·
* Frank Coughlin Army WWII Korea ·
* FW Karstens Army WWII ·
* David Fjerstad Army Vietnam ·
* Glen Stafford Army WWI ·
* Harold Belson Army WWII ·
* Harold Anderson Army WWII ·
* Lambert Hegerfeld Navy WWII ·
* Rollie Rohrer Army WWI ·
* George Haley Army WWII ·
* John Gebhart Army WWII ·
* Marvin Risch Army WWII ·
* William Cassidy Army WWII ·
* Matheau Lorang Army WWI
Gold Star Mothers
Ethel Belson ·
Anna Risch ·
Mae Cassidy ·
Margaret Gebhart ·
Mary Mangan ·
Marjorie Fjerstad ·
Mathilda Bartelt ·
Christine Karstens ·
Mary Coughlin ·
Anna Hegerfeld
Other Veterans
Robert (Bud) Lundgren Army WWII ·
H E (Jack) Hegerfeld Navy WWII ·
M P (Shorty) Hegerfeld Navy Korea ·
Howard Myers Marine Corps WWII ·
Steven Myers Navy Vietnam ·
Glen Stafford Post #198 Elkton American Legion ·
W P (Doc) Nelson
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Army Korea ·
Harold E Lee CSM Army WWII Korea ·
Edward D Timm Coast Guard Vietnam ·
David M Timm Sgt Army Persian Gulf ·
Matthew Timm Air Force OEF/OIF
Dennis R Lundgren Army Vietnam ·
Bruce A Lundgren Army Vietnam ·
Raymond W Thielen Army WWII ·
Roland D Jensen Navy Korea ·
Russell L Jensen Navy Korea ·
Melvin C Jensen Navy WWII ·
Clifford S Jensen Army Korea ·
Erie F Schroeder Army WWI ·
Erie F Schroeder Jr Navy WWII ·
Charles H Schroeder Navy WWII ·
Glen Schroeder Marines WWII ·
Duane A Ellis Army Korea
Jonathan Thielen Army ·
Marvin Thielen Army WWII ·
Francis Thielen Army WWII ·
Robert Thielen Air Force ·
Carl Hammer Air Force Korea ·
Steve Hammer Air Force Grenada ·
Henry Donald Krogman Army ·
Melvin H Duin Navy WWII ·
Melvin R Duin Navy Vietnam ·
Dennis Duin Marine Corps Vietnam ·
Lester C Duin Army Germany ·
Marc A Duin Army Germany
Andrew Thielen Air Force ·
Nicholas T Thielen Air Nat Guard ·
Arthur J Thielen WWII Army/Air Corps ·
In Memory of Sylvester V Billet PFC US Army World War II ·
Glenn Lang Army 52-54 Korea ·
In Memory of Irvin (Stub) Stuefen PFC
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2. Servicemen Killed in Action
US Army World War II ·
Arnold Klosterman USAF WWII ·
Daniel L Collins US Army Korea ·
Maurice F Johnson Army WWII ·
Dale L Johnson Navy Vietnam ·
Don (Dick) Bartelt USAF Korea/Vietnam ·
Roy Bebensee Jr Army Vietnam
George W Thielen AT3 Navy WWII ·
Martin A Stuefen Army WWII ·
Randall Stuefen USAF Vietnam ·
Bruce Lang Army 71-74 Vietnam ·
Ron Klosterman USAF Vietnam ·
Fredrick A. Leigh TEC5 Army WWII ·
George Heesch Army WWI ·
Gerald Heesch Navy Korea ·
Gene Heesch Navy Vietnam
POW Lloyd Smallfield Army WWII ·
Herbert J Smallfield Army WWII ·
Fred Kaemper Army WWII ·
Russell Klosterman Army Korea ·
Hilary Klosterman USAF Retired ·
Charles Klosterman Army WWII ·
Jerry Klosterman Navy WWII ·
Jeff Klosterman Army ODS ·
Bob Fjerstad WWII Army/Air Force ·
SMSgt Dennis Kampmann U.S.A.F. 1966-1987 Vietnam Era ·
SMSgt Kampmann Michael F USAF 1968-1988 Vietnam Era ·
SSgt Reid Elizabeth A USAF Medic 1976-1981
Donald Harvey Navy Korea ·
Jerald Andersen Army Korea ·
Robert (Bob) Schafer Army WWII ·
Wes Schafer Army WWII ·
M J (Lucky) Schafer Army Korea ·
Leon (Icky) Borquardt Army
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3. Gold Star Mothers
WWII ·
Sidney DeZeeuw USAF Korea ·
Danny Klosterman US Navy ·
Murry Risch Navy WWII
Virgil Veire Navy WWII ·
Lawrence Fargen Army WWII ·
John W Lytle Marine Corps Korea ·
John W Lytle Jr Marine Corps Global War on Terrorism ·
Donald Koch Army ·
Charles Schweickert Army WWII ·
Eugene E Schweickert Army WWII ·
Loyd Tjernagel USAF Korea ·
Risch Vietnam Era Roger 1962-64 Leonard Wood David 1962-65 Germany Gene 1966-68 Vietnam US Army ·
Kampmann: Howard US Army 44-45; Dennis USAF 66-87; Michael USAF 68-88; Douglas USAF 72-76; Elizabeth USAF 76-81; Randy USAF 86-93 ·
Paul H Milligan Navy WWII
Joseph McTague Marines WWII ·
Emmett McTague Navy WWII ·
Virgil Koch USAF/Natl Gd 1957-62/75-88 ·
Patrick J Culhane Army World War II ·
Patrick J Culhane Army Vietnam Era ·
Patrick J Culhane Marine Corps Desert Storm ·
Cort K Blum Army Germany 1942 1945
SPC Justin Brunsvig OEF Natl Guard ·
Kenneth Vaske Army Korea ·
Robert E Groth Jr Army WWII ·
Lawrence Vanderbush Army World War II ·
Ronald M Clausen Army Vietnam ·
Allen Barthel Nat'l Guard 1963 1969
Ronald Aaker Air Force Vietnam ·
Leo Vaske
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4. Other Veterans Pavers 1 (upper left section)
Merchant Marines--Life ·
Gary Vanderbush Navy Vietnam ·
Donald Visser Army World War II ·
Vern Schoeneman Army Vietnam ·
Felix E Gebhart Army WWII ·
Edward F Gebhart Navy Korea ·
Richard M Gebhart Army Korea ·
David Landsman Army Vietnam ·
Herb Gries Navy World War II ·
James Gries Col Ret Army
Ervin Scharke Army WWII ·
Paul Scharke Army WWII ·
Fred Vaske Marine Corps WWII ·
SFC Michael E Vaske Ret Army 1972-94 ·
Clayton Vaske Navy WWII ·
Edwin J Herold Army WWII ·
Alan Bruemmer Army Vietnam ·
Ray Schut Army WWII ·
1 Lt Harold K McMahon USAF WWII ·
Lester Kramer Jr Army ·
Lester Engelbrecht Navy WWII ·
G W Bruening Army N.G. 1966-1972
Gordon McKeown T5 Army 3rd Division 1941-1945 North Africa Sicily Italy France Austria Bronze Star French Cross ·
McDowell's: Samuel WWI Army; William WWII Navy; Steve Vietnam Navy; Harold WWII Army; Mike Vietnam Navy; Bill Vietnam Army ·
CPL Nicholas Guthmiller USMC 2005-10 ·
Kathryn Mines AC Navy OEF USS Nemitz ·
Richard Mark McClemans USAF Korea ·
Charles F McClemans Army Korea ·
John (Jack) R McClemans Army WWII ·
Steven Kuehl Lebanon/Grenada
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5. Other Veterans Pavers 2 (upper middle section)
Army ·
In Memory of Earl L Anderson Navy World War II (Pacific) ·
In Memory of Harold H Anderson Marines World War II (China)
SFC Matthew E Frederiksen US Army OEF ·
James Merrick TSgt USAF Rsv 1970-1978 ·
Fred Duin Army WWII ·
Tom Hurney Navy Vietnam ·
John E Hurney Army WWII ·
John W Hurney USAF Vietnam
SPEC4 Stephen McKeown Army Vietnam ·
M E Merrick Captain USMC Afghan 2003- ·
Joseph Hurney Army Vietnam ·
Dale Duffek Air Force Korea ·
Sebastian Schwing Army Greenland ·
Clair Barthel Artillery Army Vietnam
Mielke Brothers: Edwin, Army 1952-54; William, USN 1952-56; Allen, USN 1956; Gene, USN 1958-66; Charles, USN 1965-68; Daniel, USN 1965-69 ·
Sam Lebanon/Grenada Army; Donald Vietnam Army; Gary Air Force; Jennifer Air Force; Kent Air Force Desert Storm ·
Janssen Raymond USMC; Patricia USAF; Peggy USA ·
Wm J. Hurney Navy Vietnam ·
Fernald (Skip) Parten USAF WWII ·
Ole A Brodersen Army Korea ·
Larry W Moulton USAF Korea ·
Randy Risch Army Vietnam ·
Emil Schirmer US Army World War I 117 Infantry Belgium ·
Raymond E Schirmer US Army World War II Latin America ·
Dean Dexter Army Vietnam
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6. Other Veterans Pavers 3 (upper right section)
F Tolk Navy WWII ·
Jack R Tolk Army Vietnam ·
Terry L Tolk Navy Vietnam ·
Leroy Brown Army Vietnam ·
Verle Thompson Army Vietnam ·
Wm. J. Bird PFC Co F354 Infantry WWI
James E Caulfield Sr Navy 1957-61 ·
Russel E Happy Miller KIA Army WWII ·
Virgil Erickson Army WWII ·
James Wiskur Army Vietnam ·
Craig Dexter Lebanon/Grenada Army ·
John France USAF 1952-1956 ·
Sgt James T Schirmer Army 1983-91 ·
John Schirmer Army Cold War Army Retired ·
Benita A Bird A2C Air Force Korea
Gene Mielke Navy/Merchant Marines ·
Francis W Gengler POW Army WWII ·
James Vaske Army Korea ·
Herb Vaske Army Korea ·
John Mangan WWII 109 Engineers ·
Krogmann: Louie WW I Army; Louie William Army; John Edward Army; David Lee Army ·
Meyer: Elmer H Army 1945-1947; Tony A Army 1970-1973 ·
Engelbrecht: Fritz WW II Navy; Eugene Vietnam Navy (Ret); Rudie Vietnam Army ·
Jim Fjerstad Army 1970-1972 ·
Jeff Fjerstad USAF Iraq Afghanistan ·
Robert "Bob" Claussen Army 1951-52
Harold (Red) Philips WWII 109 Engineers ·
Eugene M. Biggar US Army 1942-1945; Bruce R. Biggar US Navy 1969-1973; William M. Biggar US Army 1972-1979
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7. Other Veterans Pavers 4 (central left section)
& US Coast Guard 1979-1996 ·
Ehret: Charles R. SF1 US Navy WWII; James L. EM3 US Navy 1953-1957; Phillip J. MU3 US Navy 1964-1967 ·
Jeffrey S. DeZeeuw Army Desert Storm Nov 1986-2009 ·
Vincent Luze US Air Force 1957-1962 ·
Roland L Luze US Army Vietnam
Langner: Michael E. Army Ret 1st Sgt E-8 Vietnam; Lester F. Jr Army Sgt E-5 Vietnam; James M. Air Force Ret CM Sgt E-9 Desert Storm/OEF/OIF
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 14.235′ N, 96° 28.886′ W. Memorial is in Elkton, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is on Elk Street south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 109 Elk St, Elkton SD 57026, 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
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8. Other Veterans Pavers 5 (central middle section)
was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
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10. Other Veterans Pavers 7 (lower left section)
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11. Other Veterans Pavers 8 (lower middle section)
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12. Other Veterans Pavers 9 (lower right section)
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13. Elkton Veterans Memorial
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14. Elkton Veterans Memorial Pavers
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15. Elkton Veterans Memorial Bench 1
In Memory of Lance Oppelt
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16. Elkton Veterans Memorial Bench 2
POW MIA
You Are Not Forgotten
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South Dakota Chapter 2
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17. Elkton Veterans Memorial Tank
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