Green Mountain Falls in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
In Memory of Lance Corporal Emmett Jack Peters
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2025
1. In Memory of Lance Corporal Emmett Jack Peters Marker
Nov. 5, 1946 May 8, 1967
Da Nang, Vietnam
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 38° 56.034′ N, 105° 0.917′ W. Memorial is in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is at the intersection of Ute Pass Avenue and Lake Street, on the left when traveling south on Ute Pass Avenue. The memorial is in Squires Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10545 Ute Pass Avenue, Green Mountain Falls CO 80819, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. 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 the Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Gazebo & Gazebo Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ute Pass Historical Society & Pikes Peak Museum Land Office (about 600 feet away); Well-traveled Water (approx. one mile away); Test Your Bird I.Q. (approx. one mile away); The Making of America's Mountain (approx. one mile away); A Mountain of Many Names (approx. one mile away); Take a Closer Look...Foothills Life Zone (approx. one mile away); Take a Closer Look...Montane Life Zone (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Green Mountain Falls.
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1. LCPL Emmett Jack Peters (Find A Grave).
(Crystal Valley Cemetery, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA) Excerpt: National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, Panel 19E, Line 64(Submitted on March 23, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Co A, 1st Bat, 4th Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Div, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force; USMC; KIA; Purple Heart
On May 8, 1967, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) tried to overrun the Marine position at Con Thien. The outpost, two miles from the DMZ, was on a hill 158 meters high in the middle of a red mud plain. At 2:55 AM, a green flare signaled the beginning of a punishing 300-round mortar and artillery attack. Enemy units breached a defensive wire, and small elements moved inside. At 4:00 AM, a reinforced NVA battalion attacked through the breach in the wire. Engineers supporting the Marines engaged in bitter hand-to-hand fighting. With reinforcements, the Marines halted the enemy penetration and sealed off the break in the wire just before daylight. Forty-four Marines were killed and one hundred ten wounded; three Navy corpsmen and two Army personnel were also killed.
2. Emmett Jack Peters (HonorStates.org).
Excerpt:(Submitted on March 23, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Emmett Jack Peters was serving his country during the Vietnam War when he gave his all in the line of duty. He had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Entered the service via Reserve Military. Peters had the rank of Lance Corporal. His military occupation or specialty was Rifleman. Service number assignment was 2190318. Attached to 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, A Company. During his service in the Vietnam War, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Peters experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 8 May 1967. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Died through hostile action small arms fire. Incident location: Attack on USMC positions at Con Thien, South Vietnam, Quang Tri province.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 20252. In Memory of Lance Corporal Emmett Jack Peters MemorialLooking west from Ute Pass Avenue into Squires Park. The marker is mounted on the rock structure at the base of the flagpole.★ Purple Heart ★ Combat Action Ribbon ★ Marksmanship Badge ★ National Defense Service Medal ★ Vietnam Campaign Medal ★ Vietnam Service Medal ★ Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation ★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
