Near Horton in Vernon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
In honor and memory of those who served in defense of their country during peacetime and war
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Left panel:
Duty • Honor • Country
Right panel:
Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude, America will never forget their sacrifices.
President Harry S. Truman
Erected 2008.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 58.767′ N, 94° 22.753′ W. Memorial is near Horton, Missouri, in Vernon County. It can be reached from East Earp Road east of County Route 1338. Memorial is located at Little Osage Cemetery, also known as Balltown Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13760 E Earp Rd, Richards MO 64778, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Town That Coal Built (approx. 8.2 miles away); Harmony Mission (approx. 8.3 miles away); Archaeology (approx. 9.3 miles away); The Osage Indians (approx. 9.3 miles away); Changing Life Styles (approx. 9.3 miles away); The Osage and the Fur Trade (approx. 9.3 miles away); Encounter With Europeans: The Change Begins (approx. 9.3 miles away); Osage Sites in the Area (approx. 9.3 miles away).
More about this memorial. Memorial text repeats on both sides.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.


