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Parker in Turner County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Parker Veterans Memorial

 
 
Parker Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
1. Parker Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
To honor and remember all veterans who served our country and community in times of war and peace
Legion Post 30 · Legion Auxiliary 30
VFW Post 2821 · VFW Auxiliary 2821

In memory of Frederick "Snick" Smith
In memory of Viola Smith

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782   1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.
Erected by the Parker VFW Post 2821

To Honor All Combat Infantrymen
We were boys and we were young
We became men on that hill we overrun
Some of us lived, many of us died
For a moment with us abide
And join in prayer with me
To honor those of the combat infantry
The Combat Infantrymen's Association
Freedom has a price the protected will never know
In memory of Dennis B. Stockwell
C Co, 2nd Batt, 35th Inf
Vietnam, KIA March 21, 1967


'I've got to put the radio down now and shoot...'
Dennis B. Stockwell KIA March 21, 1967

Agent Orange
In memory of all those who died because of this chemical
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Remember Their Sacrifice
Sprayed & Betrayed

RIP Brian Patrick · Mark Willadsen · Kenroy Walters

In Honor of Purple Heart Recipients
They paid for our freedom with blood
All Gave Some  Some Gave All

All Gave Some ... Some Gave All
WW I - 116,516
WW II - 405,399
Korea - 35,516
Vietnam - 58,209
Afghanistan - 2,356
Iraq War - 4,497
VFW Post 2821
 
Erected by Legion Post 30, Legion Auxiliary 30, VFW Post 2821, VFW Auxiliary 2821.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 43° 23.986′ N, 97° 7.625′ W. Memorial is in Parker, South Dakota, in Turner County. It is at the intersection of 4th Street (State Highway 44) and Plum Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Parker SD 57053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River and in Greater Sioux Falls. 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 Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parker Civil War Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Original GAR Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Turner County, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); J.W. "Father" Turner
Parker Veterans Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
2. Parker Veterans Memorial Bench
(approx. 0.6 miles away); Turner County Poor Farm (approx. 5.1 miles away); Marion School (approx. 6.8 miles away); Marion Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Our Lady of Perpetual Help (St. Mary's) Catholic Church (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parker.
 
Parker Veterans Memorial Bench image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
3. Parker Veterans Memorial Bench
Parker Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
4. Parker Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial
Parker Combat Infantrymen Memorial image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
5. Parker Combat Infantrymen Memorial
Parker Combat Infantrymen Memorial (Back) image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
6. Parker Combat Infantrymen Memorial (Back)
Parker Agent Orange Memorial image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
7. Parker Agent Orange Memorial
Parker Agent Orange Memorial (Back) image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
8. Parker Agent Orange Memorial (Back)
Parker Purple Heart Memorial image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
9. Parker Purple Heart Memorial
U.S. Military Deaths Sign image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
10. U.S. Military Deaths Sign
Parker Veterans Memorials image. Click for full size.
March 22, 2026
11. Parker Veterans Memorials
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2026. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on June 27, 2026.
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