Tenino in Thurston County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Lest We Forget

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, February 28, 2026

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription.
World War I
Russell Wilcox • Charles C. Cady • Leon A. Beebe • Ole E. Counts • William T. Mullaney • William Percy • Gustave Prenxlau • Olstead

World War II
George Pendarvis • John Doyle • Orange Cummings • Lloyd D. Farnell • Howard Lindenau • Myron Davis • Gerold Holmes • Lawrence M. Hicks • John W. Jardine • Arthur Thompson • Kenneth Cone • Lloyd Porsch • Dale D. Bicknell • Harold Steele • Theodore R. Wasson • James C. Mohn • Robert Richardson • Junior Blair • Victor L. Kandel • Manley A. Rediske • James F. Rice • David Blanfield • John Liarson • Charley W. Brunette • James H. Krupp • Clifford J. Hays • Clarence R. Cheadle • George F. Paradis • Clyde Onn • Gerald F. Stillings • Merle J. Laramie • Hermon K. John Sr. • Edwin H. Vancil • Delburt F. Cox • Dix Moser

Korea
Thomas H. Case • Clarence D. Pickens • George Vellias

Vietnam
Edward W. Wells • Richard A. Livingston • Dale S. Puishis • Lonnie M. Swinson • Jerry W. McGlothien • Ronald E. Playford

Southwest Asia
Christopher Nelson • Sean Collins • Abraham G. Twitchell • Mark W. Coleman

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• Michael E. Ristau • Justin D. Norton • Jerome J. Potter • Joshua J. Strickland • Phillip R. Anderson

Erected 2018 by City of Tenino and VFW 5878.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 46° 51.312′ N, 122° 51.156′ W. Memorial is in Tenino, Washington, in Thurston County. It is at the intersection of West Park Avenue and Howard St SE, on the right when traveling east on West Park Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 399 W Park Ave, Tenino WA 98589, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, February 28, 2026

2. Lest We Forget Marker

A History of Remembrance (a few steps from this marker); The Tenino Stone Company Quarry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); From Quarry to Public Pool (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Northern Railway: Caboose Restoration (about 500 feet away); Tenino City Hall History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Oregon Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Oregon Trail 1844 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tenino.

More about this memorial. This is a Gold star marker that lists military members from the Tenino area who died in US service. Note that the title "Southwest Asia" has been clarified by an American Legion representative to refer to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 28 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.